Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.5% of Gorakhpur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 24,946 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,01,052 and formal-sector jobs at 5.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.