Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Namchi has 5.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 14.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.3% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Namchi, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 74%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.2%.