Pillar: Connectivity
Bengaluru Urban has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 45.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 55.1% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 74% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Urban, which ranks 1 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 50.9% and young men using the internet at 77.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bengaluru Urban are in the Bengaluru Urban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Urban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.