A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
3.6% of Lakhimpur Kheri's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 11,081 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur Kheri, which ranks 66 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,12,701 and formal-sector jobs at 1.1%.