Pillar: Connectivity
Bankura has 7.5 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 40.7, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bankura, which ranks 17 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹17,279, credit going to productive use at 60.8% and women with a bank account at 79.4%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 53,400 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Bankura are in the Bankura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bankura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.