Pillar: Connectivity
Kulgam has 4.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 3.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kulgam, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 44.3% and young men using the internet at 71.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kulgam are in the Kulgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kulgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.