Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Valsad has 6.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 21.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 47.4% use the internet, better than 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. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.6% and young men using the internet at 69.9%.