Pillar: Connectivity
Varanasi has 0.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 38.9% 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.9% and young men using the internet at 65.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Varanasi are in the Varanasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Varanasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.