Pillar: Connectivity
Tinsukia has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 6.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.4% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tinsukia, which ranks 7 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 13.8% and young men using the internet at 45%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tinsukia are in the Tinsukia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tinsukia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.