Pillar: Connectivity
Kallakurichi has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 8.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 32.5% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kallakurichi, which ranks 38 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 64.9%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kallakurichi are in the Kallakurichi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kallakurichi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.