Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Chhota Udepur has 11.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 11.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 13.1% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chhota Udepur, which ranks 22 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16.2% and young men using the internet at 36.7%.