Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
6.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 31.5% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur, which ranks 32 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 8.2% and young men using the internet at 37.6%.