Pillar: Connectivity
98.7% of Gonda's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 11 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 1.3 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gonda, which ranks 61 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 29.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Gonda are in the Gonda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gonda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.