Pillar: Connectivity
Ferozepur has 0.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 10.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 43.6% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ferozepur, which ranks 16 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 69%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 12%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Ferozepur are in the Ferozepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ferozepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.