Pillar: Connectivity
Shahjahanpur has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 8.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.3% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahjahanpur, which ranks 54 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.7% and young men using the internet at 47.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Shahjahanpur are in the Shahjahanpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahjahanpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.