Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Dakshina Kannada has 12.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 35.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 51% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dakshina Kannada, which ranks 2 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 57.5% and young men using the internet at 66.8%.