Pillar: Connectivity
Dibrugarh has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 37.4% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dibrugarh, which ranks 2 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 6.2% and young men using the internet at 45%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Dibrugarh are in the Dibrugarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dibrugarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.