Pillar: Connectivity
Nawada has 15.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.6% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nawada, which ranks 18 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.6%. On young men using the internet at 61.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Nawada are in the Nawada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nawada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.