Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Patna has 45.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 25.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 30% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patna, which ranks 1 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 44.4%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 51%.