Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Imphal East has 202.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 29.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 48.2% 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Imphal East, which ranks 2 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 37.9% and young men using the internet at 80.2%.