Pillar: Connectivity
Bidar has 28.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 25.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 17.4% use the internet, behind 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 69% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bidar, which ranks 23 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.6%. On young men using the internet at 54.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bidar are in the Bidar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bidar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.