Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Rajnandgaon has 1.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 11.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 31.6% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rajnandgaon, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 49%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 25.3%, it sits close to the national mark.