Pillar: Connectivity
Dahod has 5.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 10.7% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dahod, which ranks 31 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.8%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 35.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Dahod are in the Dahod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dahod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.