Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Ranchi has 9.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 17.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 48.3% 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ranchi, which ranks 1 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 46.5% and young men using the internet at 81.3%.