Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Varanasi has 0.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 17.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 38.9% 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Varanasi, which ranks 8 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 35.9% and young men using the internet at 65.8%.