Pillar: Connectivity
Morigaon has 6.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 28.3% use the internet, close to 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Morigaon, which ranks 21 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 8.9% and young men using the internet at 38.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Morigaon are in the Morigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Morigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.