Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
11.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 37.4% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sri Muktsar Sahib, which ranks 21 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 17.1%. On young men using the internet at 63.3%, it sits close to the national mark.