Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Cuttack has 19.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 16.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 27.5% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Cuttack, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 45.2%. On young men using the internet at 57.3%, it sits close to the national mark.