Pillar: Connectivity
East Singhbhum has 0.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 18.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Singhbhum, which ranks 1 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 48.2% and young men using the internet at 73.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in East Singhbhum are in the East Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.