Pillar: Connectivity
Raichur has 12.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 12.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 13.3% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raichur, which ranks 30 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 29.1% and young men using the internet at 56.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Raichur are in the Raichur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raichur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.