Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Jalpaiguri has 30.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 7.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.2% 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 16% and young men using the internet at 46.1%.