Pillar: Connectivity
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 66.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 8 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 82.4%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar are in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.