The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Ernakulam, 31.4% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 22% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 7.8% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 98% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.2%.