Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Bharuch has 9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 10% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 22% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bharuch, which ranks 7 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.7% and young men using the internet at 47.5%.