Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Hoshiarpur has 0.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 14.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.6% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 90.4%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 22.9%.