Pillar: Connectivity
Yanam has 12.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 16.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 51.7% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 100% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 53.9% and young men using the internet at 72.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Yanam are in the Yanam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Yanam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.