Pillar: Connectivity
Nadia has 30.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 6.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 15.4% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nadia, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16.5% and young men using the internet at 41.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Nadia are in the Nadia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nadia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.