Pillar: Connectivity
12% of gram panchayats in Virudhunagar are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 49.5% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Virudhunagar, which ranks 26 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 59.4% and women with a bank account at 86.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Virudhunagar are in the Virudhunagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Virudhunagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.