Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Hazaribag has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 24.1% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hazaribag, which ranks 8 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6% and young men using the internet at 42.2%.