Pillar: Connectivity
Sabar Kantha has 20.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 11.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 16.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sabar Kantha, which ranks 12 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.9% and young men using the internet at 57.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sabar Kantha are in the Sabar Kantha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sabar Kantha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.