Pillar: Connectivity
Dakshin Dinajpur has 8 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 78.6, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹36,008, credit going to productive use at 65% and women with a bank account at 80.6%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 30,562 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.