Pillar: Connectivity
Nicobar has 28.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 14.6% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 2% and young men using the internet at 13.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Nicobar are in the Nicobar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nicobar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.