Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

38.4% of workers in Udham Singh 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.

  • 38.4% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Udham Singh Nagar

78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Udham Singh Nagar, which ranks 2 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,446 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.6%.