Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Chamba, 42.6% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.0% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 89% of the population of that age.
In Chamba, which ranks 10 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 43.8%, against 57.0% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 9.7%, against 17.3% nationally.