Pillar: Connectivity
95.2% of Uttar Dinajpur's population lives within 20 km of a railway station, better than the typical district. Railway stops run at 6.9 per lakh population each week. Core road density is 0.8 /sq km, better than the typical district. This Public Transport Node is the physical link between the district's workforce and jobs elsewhere.
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 young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3%. On women's freedom of movement at 38.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Transport Node 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.