Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In North and Middle Andaman, 27% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical Indian district. The Anganwadi centre is the frontline for changing that: supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, and pre-school for children up to six.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North and Middle Andaman, which ranks 2 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 19.7%. On women who are anaemic at 62.1%, it sits close to the national mark.