An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
18.1% of workers in North 24 Parganas are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 47.6% and households in the poorest wealth group at 15%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,544.