The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Barpeta, 64.6% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 29.8% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 14.3% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.6% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 70% of the population of that age.
In Barpeta, which ranks 15 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 41.2%, against 17.3% nationally.