Pillar: Connectivity
100% of gram panchayats in Thiruvananthapuram are BharatNet service-ready, close to the typical district. 68.2% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 79.7%. On women with a bank account at 83.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre reference. For Thiruvananthapuram specifically, see the Thiruvananthapuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Thiruvananthapuram youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.