Pillar: Connectivity
Purba Bardhaman has 44 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 23% 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 20.8%. On young men using the internet at 51.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.