Pillar: Connectivity
West Siang has 214.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.9% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Siang, which ranks 14 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 68.2%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 1.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in West Siang are in the West Siang district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Siang youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.