Pillar: Connectivity
Birbhum has 8.9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 51.3, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Birbhum, which ranks 23 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹39,173, credit going to productive use at 65.6% and women with a bank account at 78.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 72,519 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Birbhum are in the Birbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Birbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.