Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Panchkula has 1.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 14.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 66.2% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Panchkula, which ranks 1 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 84.1%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 12.7%.