Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika, or Nagar Nigam by population. Provides water, sanitation, roads, and trade licences.
Kolkata has generated 97 jobs through self-employment loans. The Urban Local Body runs the municipal services and livelihood schemes that sit on top of this base.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 19.9%. On gram panchayats with working broadband at 100%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,95,710 registered enterprises.