Pillar: Connectivity
Uttar Dinajpur has 15.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 6.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 30.1% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttar Dinajpur, which ranks 21 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 5.8% and young men using the internet at 38.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Uttar Dinajpur are in the Uttar Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttar Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.