Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Eastern West Khasi Hills has 2.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 7.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 24% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eastern West Khasi Hills, which ranks 7 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 22.8% and young men using the internet at 38%.