An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
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. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Paschim Bardhaman, which ranks 5 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 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.