Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
South West Garo Hills has 1.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 31.2% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Garo Hills, which ranks 8 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 5% and young men using the internet at 42.8%.