Pillar: Connectivity
Pakyong has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 26.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 83.8% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pakyong, which ranks 1 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 85.4%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Pakyong are in the Pakyong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pakyong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.