Pillar: Connectivity
Bageshwar has 7.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 54.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bageshwar, which ranks 13 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 63.5%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Bageshwar are in the Bageshwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bageshwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.