Pillar: Connectivity
Shahdara has 5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 20% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.6% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises.
In Shahdara, which ranks 10 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.4% and young men using the internet at 87.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Shahdara are in the Shahdara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahdara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.