Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Rayagada has 17.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 11.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rayagada, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16.4% and young men using the internet at 40.9%.