Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kanyakumari has 3.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 29% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.1% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.6% and young men using the internet at 71.1%.