Pillar: Connectivity
Muzaffarpur has 49.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 12.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 16.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Muzaffarpur, which ranks 16 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.5%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 43.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Muzaffarpur are in the Muzaffarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Muzaffarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.