Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
44.4% of workers in Kalimpong are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.6% and households in the poorest wealth group at 12%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,698, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.