Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
30.8% of workers in Kanpur Nagar are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,18,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 15.2%. On self-employed workers at 59.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kanpur Nagar are in the Kanpur Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.