MY Bharat / NYKS in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

35.2% of young men in Ghazipur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 69.3% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 35.2% India 27.4%
  • 69.3% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Ghazipur

78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% 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).

In Ghazipur, which ranks 43 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 41.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8% and women using the internet at 24%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.6%, it sits close to the national mark.