Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Bengaluru Rural, 36.6% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bengaluru Rural, which ranks 3 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 44.5% and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.9%.