An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
32.5% of workers in Varanasi 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 13.9%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,05,605. On self-employed workers at 61.3%, it sits close to the national mark.