Pillar: Connectivity
Bengaluru Rural has 11.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 17.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.9% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Rural, which ranks 4 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 60.5% and young men using the internet at 85.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bengaluru Rural are in the Bengaluru Rural district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Rural youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.