Pillar: Connectivity
Vaishali has 0.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 13.7% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vaishali, which ranks 12 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.6%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 31.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Vaishali are in the Vaishali district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vaishali youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.