Pillar: Connectivity
Bhopal has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 20.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 68% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhopal, which ranks 1 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 24.9%, skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 1,398.4 and pupils per teacher at 19.6:1. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 70.9% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 36%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,56,004 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bhopal are in the Bhopal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhopal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.