Pillar: Connectivity
Tiruvannamalai has 4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 7.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruvannamalai, which ranks 35 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.6% and young men using the internet at 50.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Tiruvannamalai are in the Tiruvannamalai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruvannamalai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.