The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Leh, 93.5% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 24.3% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 4.9% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Leh, which ranks 1 of 2 in Ladakh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 3.9%.