Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
12.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 47.7% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kamrup Metropolitan, which ranks 1 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 74.4%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6%.