Pillar: Connectivity
Bhind has 1.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 7.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 32.6% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhind, which ranks 50 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.8% and young men using the internet at 56.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bhind are in the Bhind district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhind youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.