Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Jamnagar, 28.4% of children under five are stunted, better than 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jamnagar, which ranks 9 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 50.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%.