Pillar: Connectivity
Sirsa has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 7.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 52.9% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sirsa, which ranks 20 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 759.8, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 6.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 67.4%, class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 36% and pupils per teacher at 22.1:1, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 61,773 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sirsa are in the Sirsa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sirsa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.