The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Dharwad, 52.3% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 45.2% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 17.4% of women have low BMI, close to 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. Small and medium enterprises account for 6.1% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 91% of the population of that age.
In Dharwad, which ranks 8 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 7.9%, against 17.3% nationally.