Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Dhamtari has 1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 15.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 30.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhamtari, which ranks 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.8%. On young men using the internet at 57.7%, it sits close to the national mark.