Pillar: Connectivity
Sonbhadra has 0.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 6.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 21.3% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonbhadra, which ranks 33 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6% and young men using the internet at 44.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Sonbhadra are in the Sonbhadra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonbhadra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.