Pillar: Connectivity
Kanpur Dehat has 0.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 6.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 17.8% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Dehat, which ranks 29 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 47.8%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kanpur Dehat are in the Kanpur Dehat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Dehat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.