Pillar: Connectivity
54.2% of Pauri Garhwal's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, behind the typical district. Railway stops run at 1.3 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.7 /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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pauri Garhwal, which ranks 7 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 59.6%. 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 Pauri Garhwal are in the Pauri Garhwal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pauri Garhwal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.