Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
14.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 30.4% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Korba, which ranks 8 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 24.5%. On young men using the internet at 56.1%, it sits close to the national mark.