Pillar: Connectivity
Kupwara has 13.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 11.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 45.4% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kupwara, which ranks 8 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.2% and young men using the internet at 85.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kupwara are in the Kupwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kupwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.