Pillar: Connectivity
Jalaun has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 21.6% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalaun, which ranks 42 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 32.8%. On young men using the internet at 51.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Jalaun are in the Jalaun district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalaun youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.