Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kannauj has 1 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 9.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 19.4% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannauj, which ranks 60 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.3 out of 100. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 27.4% and young men using the internet at 56.1%, it sits close to the national mark.