Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Navsari, 36.8% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Navsari, which ranks 5 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 12.5%, while it lags on women who are anaemic at 68.9%.