A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in North 24 Parganas runs at 40.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 166 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North 24 Parganas, which ranks 4 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 6.5%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 69.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.