Pillar: Connectivity
Jalpaiguri has 11.3 bank branches per lakh population, close to the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 78.4, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 8 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 88.3%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹48,740 and credit going to productive use at 56.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 60,554 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Jalpaiguri are in the Jalpaiguri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalpaiguri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.