Pillar: Connectivity
Gorakhpur has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.1% use the internet, better than 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 24 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.9% and young men using the internet at 73.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Gorakhpur are in the Gorakhpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gorakhpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.