Pillar: Connectivity
Phek has 12.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 46.7% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 30% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Phek, which ranks 10 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.8%. On young men using the internet at 58.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Phek are in the Phek district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Phek youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.