Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.9% of workers in Howrah are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 14.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,943.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Howrah are in the Howrah district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Howrah youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.