Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Samastipur has 0.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 5.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 13.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samastipur, which ranks 26 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.4%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 28.8%.