Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Sirmaur has 25.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 9.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 48.4% 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 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.5%. On young men using the internet at 62.3%, it sits close to the national mark.