Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kachchh has 7.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 30.5% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kachchh, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 67.5%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 29.7%, it sits close to the national mark.