Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Hisar has 1.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 49.4% 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 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hisar, which ranks 8 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.2% and young men using the internet at 65.8%.