Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Puri has 42.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 11% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 43.5% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Puri, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.9%. On young men using the internet at 61.7%, it sits close to the national mark.