Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Vadodara, 42.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 8.6%, while it lags on women who are anaemic at 72.3%.