Pillar: Connectivity
Ambedkar Nagar has 1.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 27.7% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambedkar Nagar, which ranks 45 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.9%. On young men using the internet at 61.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Ambedkar Nagar are in the Ambedkar Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambedkar Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.