Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Banka, 46.7% of children under five are stunted, behind 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 1.5% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 54% of the population of that age.
In Banka, which ranks 29 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 66.3%, against 57.0% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 50.9%, against 17.3% nationally.