Pillar: Connectivity
Boudh has 19.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 17.9% 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.
65% of registered enterprises are in services while 35% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Boudh, which ranks 25 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 15.5% and young men using the internet at 44.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Boudh are in the Boudh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Boudh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.