Pillar: Connectivity
In Begusarai, 37.8% 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. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Begusarai, which ranks 22 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 63% and households in the poorest wealth group at 42.7%.
What the Anganwadi Centre is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Anganwadi Centre reference. For Begusarai specifically, see the Begusarai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Begusarai youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.