The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Hazaribag, 56.4% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 37.8% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 25.4% 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hazaribag, which ranks 8 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 28.9%.