Pillar: Connectivity
Alipurduar has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 7.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.2% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alipurduar, which ranks 6 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16% and young men using the internet at 46.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Alipurduar are in the Alipurduar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alipurduar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.