The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Papum Pare, 38.3% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 29.7% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 4.9% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 93% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Papum Pare, which ranks 1 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 9%.