Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Nalanda has 2.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 4.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 21.1% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nalanda, which ranks 2 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 33%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 39.2%.