Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
47.9% of women in Chikkamagaluru own land in their name, better than the typical district. 65.2% take part in all three major household decisions, behind the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chikkamagaluru, which ranks 17 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 59.2%, women's freedom of movement at 48% and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.3%.