Pillar: Connectivity
Tenkasi has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 12% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49.7% 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. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 32.5%. On young men using the internet at 60.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.