Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kakching has 66 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 17.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 43.7% 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakching, which ranks 7 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 32% and young men using the internet at 73.5%.