Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jodhpur has 0.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 15.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 43% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jodhpur, which ranks 5 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.9% and young men using the internet at 69.9%.