Pillar: Connectivity
Karbi Anglong has 2.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 37.2% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karbi Anglong, which ranks 13 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 5.3%. On young men using the internet at 52.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Karbi Anglong are in the Karbi Anglong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karbi Anglong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.