Pillar: Connectivity
Dakshin Dinajpur has 57.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 6.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 25.7% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.6%. On young men using the internet at 54.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.