Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Purba Bardhaman has 42.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 23% use the internet, behind 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 20.8% and young men using the internet at 51.7%.