The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In West Godavari, 63% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 31.4% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 9.9% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Godavari, which ranks 18 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 4.6%.