Pillar: Connectivity
Hamirpur has 1.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 27.2% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 100% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hamirpur, which ranks 27 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.3% and young men using the internet at 52.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Hamirpur are in the Hamirpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hamirpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.