MY Bharat / NYKS in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

53.7% of young men in Jhunjhunu read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 72.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 53.7% India 27.4%
  • 72.1% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Jhunjhunu

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Jhunjhunu, which ranks 2 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.3%, women using the internet at 42% and higher-education enrolment at 42.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.8%, it sits close to the national mark.