Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
South Garo Hills has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 5.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 38.6% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Garo Hills, which ranks 9 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 4.3% and young men using the internet at 49.6%.