Pillar: Connectivity
South 24 Parganas has 7.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 43.9, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹30,555, credit going to productive use at 59.1% and women with a bank account at 76.6%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,81,177 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.