Pillar: Connectivity
Jhargram has 8.9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 44.7, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jhargram, which ranks 20 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹7,299, credit going to productive use at 66.3% and women with a bank account at 74.2%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,376 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Jhargram are in the Jhargram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhargram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.