PHC / CHC in Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam

The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.

Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam · Pillar: Connectivity

In Kamrup Metropolitan, 74.9% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 25.4% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 12.2% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.

  • 74.9% India 57.0%
  • 25.4% India 32.4%
  • 12.2% India 17.1%

Youth opportunity in Kamrup Metropolitan

81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Kamrup Metropolitan, which ranks 1 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 8.1%.