Pillar: Connectivity
Sirmaur has 25.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 48.4% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.5%. On young men using the internet at 62.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sirmaur are in the Sirmaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sirmaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.