Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
14.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 42% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khandwa, which ranks 29 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 4.3%, secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 50.8% and pupils per teacher at 25.1:1. On class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 34% and skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 301.4, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 34,797 registered enterprises.