Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Durg has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 28.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 37.7% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Durg, which ranks 2 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.8%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.5%, it sits close to the national mark.