Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Pathankot has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 11% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 68.6% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pathankot, which ranks 3 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 91%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.9%.