Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Chamoli has 2.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 11% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 50.3% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chamoli, which ranks 8 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30.2% and young men using the internet at 75.9%.