Pillar: Connectivity
0% of gram panchayats in Kalimpong are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 52.2% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalimpong, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 56.1% and women with a bank account at 79%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Kalimpong are in the Kalimpong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kalimpong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.