Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kolkata has 31.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 27% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.9% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 46.4% and young men using the internet at 69%.