Pillar: Connectivity
Uttar Dinajpur has 7.1 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 90.6, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttar Dinajpur, which ranks 21 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 73%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹32,851 and women with a bank account at 74.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 62,930 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Uttar Dinajpur are in the Uttar Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttar Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.