Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Tumakuru has 19 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 25.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.1% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tumakuru, which ranks 9 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 47.8% and young men using the internet at 74.9%.