Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.7% of young men in Kishanganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kishanganj, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4%, women using the internet at 10.9% and higher-education enrolment at 6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kishanganj are in the Kishanganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishanganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.