Pillar: Connectivity
Pratapgarh has 1.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 32.4% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pratapgarh, which ranks 36 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.4% and young men using the internet at 64.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Pratapgarh are in the Pratapgarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pratapgarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.