Pillar: Connectivity
46.4% of Champawat's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 9.5 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.8 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 47% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Champawat, which ranks 4 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 73.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node in Champawat are in the Champawat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Champawat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.