Pillar: Connectivity
Surendranagar has 10.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 7.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 18.2% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surendranagar, which ranks 29 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.5%. On young men using the internet at 60.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Surendranagar are in the Surendranagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surendranagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.