Pillar: Connectivity
Barpeta has 7.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 6.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 16.8% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 6% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barpeta, which ranks 15 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 4.9% and young men using the internet at 33.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Barpeta are in the Barpeta district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barpeta youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.