Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Patan has 13.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 10.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 22.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patan, which ranks 27 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.5%. On young men using the internet at 59%, it sits close to the national mark.