Pillar: Connectivity
Tirupati has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 15.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 54% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tirupati, which ranks 7 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 33%. On young men using the internet at 53.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tirupati are in the Tirupati district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tirupati youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.