Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Krishna has 41 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 20.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 22.4% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Krishna, which ranks 6 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.5% and young men using the internet at 46.4%.