Pillar: Connectivity
Sivaganga has 12.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 18.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 62% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivaganga, which ranks 17 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 39.6% and young men using the internet at 79.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sivaganga are in the Sivaganga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sivaganga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.