Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.3% of young men in Gopalganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.8% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gopalganj, which ranks 30 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.6% and higher-education enrolment at 4.5%. On women using the internet at 28.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gopalganj are in the Gopalganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gopalganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.