Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Thiruvananthapuram, 19.5% of children under five are stunted, better than 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 4.6% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 87% of the population of that age.
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 4 of 14 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 33.2%, against 57.0% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.3%, against 17.3% nationally.