Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
North Garo Hills has 2.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 10.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 22% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North Garo Hills, which ranks 11 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.7% and young men using the internet at 31.1%.