Pillar: Connectivity
Narsinghpur has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 6.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 27.6% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 59% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Narsinghpur, which ranks 7 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16.1%. On young men using the internet at 55.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Narsinghpur are in the Narsinghpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Narsinghpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.