Pillar: Connectivity
Kanpur Nagar has 1.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 31.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 43.6% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanpur Nagar, which ranks 6 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 51%. On young men using the internet at 58.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kanpur Nagar are in the Kanpur Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanpur Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.