The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Vadodara, 72.3% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 42.3% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 20.8% of women have low BMI, behind the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 8.6%.