Pillar: Connectivity
Belagavi has 63.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 26% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 32.7% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 56% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Belagavi, which ranks 19 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.9% and young men using the internet at 68.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Belagavi are in the Belagavi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Belagavi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.