Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Bhavnagar, 32.6% of children under five are stunted, close to 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 8.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 51% of the population of that age.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 17 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 49.4%, against 57.0% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 13.1%, against 17.3% nationally.