Pillar: Connectivity
Mirzapur has 1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 5.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 30.5% use the internet, close to 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 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 57% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mirzapur, which ranks 10 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 25.3% and young men using the internet at 62.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Mirzapur are in the Mirzapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mirzapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.