Pillar: Connectivity
Cuttack has 19.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 16.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 27.5% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuttack, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 45.2%. On young men using the internet at 57.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Cuttack are in the Cuttack district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuttack youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.