Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Bhagalpur has 94.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 17.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 34.7% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 3 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.8%. On young men using the internet at 57.4%, it sits close to the national mark.