The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Jamnagar, 50.2% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 28.4% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 17% of women have low BMI, close to the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
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 households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%.