Pillar: Connectivity
Nilgiris has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 10.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 61.5% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30.6% and young men using the internet at 79.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.