Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Vidisha has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.7% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.5% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 55% of the population of that age.
In Vidisha, which ranks 32 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 64.3%, against 57.7% nationally, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.8%, against 27.4% nationally.