Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Panchkula, 21.8% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Panchkula, which ranks 1 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.3%. On women who are anaemic at 57.3%, it sits close to the national mark.