Pillar: Connectivity
Kalaburagi has 17.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 24.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 20.7% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 69% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kalaburagi, which ranks 25 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.7% and young men using the internet at 55.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kalaburagi are in the Kalaburagi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kalaburagi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.