The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Alappuzha, 32.1% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 20.1% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 13.9% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.5%.