Pillar: Connectivity
Bilaspur has 8.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 20% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 27.4% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bilaspur, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 40.7%. On young men using the internet at 54.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bilaspur are in the Bilaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bilaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.