Pillar: Connectivity
Dantewada has 2.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 8.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dantewada, which ranks 5 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 22.5%. On young men using the internet at 53.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Dantewada are in the Dantewada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dantewada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.