Pillar: Connectivity
Reasi has 5.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 24.2% 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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Reasi, which ranks 14 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 65.3%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Reasi are in the Reasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Reasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.