Pillar: Connectivity
Kolkata has 17.3 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 79.1, close to the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 80.8% and women with a bank account at 87.8%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹54,745, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,95,710 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Kolkata are in the Kolkata district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kolkata youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.