Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jharsuguda has 11.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 7.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.9% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 13.5%. On young men using the internet at 56.9%, it sits close to the national mark.