Pillar: Connectivity
Shivamogga has 28.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 29.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 35.5% 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shivamogga, which ranks 14 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 46.4%. On young men using the internet at 60.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Shivamogga are in the Shivamogga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shivamogga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.