Pillar: Connectivity
Bijapur has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 27.5% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bijapur, which ranks 32 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 11.6% and young men using the internet at 47.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bijapur are in the Bijapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bijapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.