Pillar: Connectivity
2.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.3% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North and Middle Andaman, which ranks 2 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 6.8% and young men using the internet at 40.8%.
What the Public Library is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Public Library reference. For North and Middle Andaman specifically, see the North and Middle Andaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The North and Middle Andaman youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.