Pillar: Connectivity
Cooch Behar has 46.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 15.3% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 12 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 12.8% and young men using the internet at 45.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Cooch Behar are in the Cooch Behar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cooch Behar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.