Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Palakkad has 38.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 43.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49.8% 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. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palakkad, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 57.7%. On young men using the internet at 62.7%, it sits close to the national mark.