Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Datia has 1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 35.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Datia, which ranks 33 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.5%. On young men using the internet at 55.4%, it sits close to the national mark.