Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kinnaur has 43.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 50.4% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kinnaur, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.1%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 8.2%.