Pillar: Connectivity
Gaya has 85.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.8% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gaya, which ranks 8 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.2%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 38.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Gaya are in the Gaya district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gaya youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.