Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Gumla has 1.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 10.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 20.3% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gumla, which ranks 20 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 14.8%. On young men using the internet at 53.1%, it sits close to the national mark.