Pillar: Connectivity
Purba Bardhaman has 7 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 57.6, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹8,875, credit going to productive use at 67.7% and women with a bank account at 77.8%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,04,816 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.