Pillar: Connectivity
Shopian has 3.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 8.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.9% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 46.5% and young men using the internet at 77.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.