Pillar: Connectivity
Hardoi has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 17.2% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hardoi, which ranks 65 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 19.5% and young men using the internet at 40.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Hardoi are in the Hardoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hardoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.