Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Changlang, 26.3% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Changlang, which ranks 7 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 29.3%. On women who are anaemic at 57.2%, it sits close to the national mark.