Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Hamirpur has 20 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 29.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 60.4% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hamirpur, which ranks 4 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.8% and young men using the internet at 72.2%.