Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Sivasagar has 6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 7.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 33.3% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivasagar, which ranks 11 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.5% and young men using the internet at 36.7%.