Pillar: Connectivity
Chamba has 12.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 8.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 40.8% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamba, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 29.7%. On young men using the internet at 57.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Chamba are in the Chamba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.