Pillar: Connectivity
98.3% of gram panchayats in Hoshiarpur are BharatNet service-ready, close to the typical district. 67.6% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 90.4% and women with a bank account at 88.7%.
What the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre reference. For Hoshiarpur specifically, see the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.