Pillar: Connectivity
Ballia has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 8.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 29.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ballia, which ranks 60 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.7% and young men using the internet at 53.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Ballia are in the Ballia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ballia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.