Pillar: Connectivity
Anantapur has 29.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 12.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 19.4% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantapur, which ranks 25 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 22.6%. On young men using the internet at 57.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Anantapur are in the Anantapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.