Pillar: Connectivity
Tikamgarh has 2.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 22% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tikamgarh, which ranks 16 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 7.5%. On young men using the internet at 62.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tikamgarh are in the Tikamgarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tikamgarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.