Pillar: Connectivity
Cooch Behar has 10 bank branches per lakh population, close to the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 93.1, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 12 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹39,043, credit going to productive use at 68.2% and women with a bank account at 81.8%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 62,295 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Cooch Behar are in the Cooch Behar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cooch Behar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.