Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Golaghat has 2.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 19.5% 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. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.2% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 51% of the population of that age.
In Golaghat, which ranks 9 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 11%, against 27% nationally and young men using the internet at 25.9%, against 57.7% nationally.