Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Raipur has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 20.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 32% 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. Small and medium enterprises account for 15% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 72% of the population of that age.
In Raipur, which ranks 1 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 42.2%, against 27.4% nationally and young men using the internet at 74%, against 58% nationally.