Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Saharanpur has 0.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 11% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 35.7% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Saharanpur, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 21.3%. On young men using the internet at 59.2%, it sits close to the national mark.