Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Sangrur has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 49% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sangrur, which ranks 7 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 75.5%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.4%.