Pillar: Connectivity
Muzaffarnagar has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 10% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 44.6% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Muzaffarnagar, which ranks 49 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.8%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 26.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Muzaffarnagar are in the Muzaffarnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Muzaffarnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.