Pillar: Connectivity
Bongaigaon has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.8% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 16 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 4.5% and young men using the internet at 40.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bongaigaon are in the Bongaigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bongaigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.