Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Pakyong has 3.1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 26.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 83.8% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pakyong, which ranks 1 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 85.4%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.3%, it sits close to the national mark.