Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Nicobar has 25.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 14.6% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 2% and young men using the internet at 13.3%.