Pillar: Connectivity
Sambalpur has 29.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 21.1% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sambalpur, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 46.6%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 26.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sambalpur are in the Sambalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sambalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.