Pillar: Connectivity
Tapi has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 19.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 30.3% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tapi, which ranks 17 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 39.9%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 49.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tapi are in the Tapi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tapi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.