A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in South 24 Parganas runs at 18.3%, close to the typical district. The district has 96 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 76.6% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 3.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.9%, it sits close to the national mark.