Pillar: Connectivity
99.3% of Birbhum's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 19.5 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.9 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Birbhum, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 35.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Public Transport Node is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Public Transport Node reference. For Birbhum specifically, see the Birbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Birbhum youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.