Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Dhanbad, 27% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 64% and households in the poorest wealth group at 20.4%.