Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
12.8% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 33% use the internet, close to the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Haridwar, which ranks 9 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 66.4%. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 25.5%, it sits close to the national mark.