Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
12.8% of workers in Paschim Bardhaman 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Paschim Bardhaman, which ranks 5 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35.6%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹95,161. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Paschim Bardhaman are in the Paschim Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Paschim Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.