Pillar: Connectivity
Sheopur has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 4.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 12.9% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sheopur, which ranks 52 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30%. On young men using the internet at 54.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sheopur are in the Sheopur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sheopur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.