Pillar: Connectivity
Balotra has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 2.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43.5% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balotra, which ranks 22 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.9%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 24.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Balotra are in the Balotra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balotra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.