Pillar: Connectivity
Barnala has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 18.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 53.8% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barnala, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 32.7% and young men using the internet at 73.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Barnala are in the Barnala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barnala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.