Pillar: Connectivity
Mayiladuthurai has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.6% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mayiladuthurai, which ranks 31 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.6%. On young men using the internet at 57.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Mayiladuthurai are in the Mayiladuthurai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mayiladuthurai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.