Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Bichom, 29.9% of children under five are stunted, close to 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.
96% of registered enterprises are in services while 4% are in manufacturing. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bichom, which ranks 11 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 31.8%. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.9%, it sits close to the national mark.