The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Bhopal, 53.6% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 19.9% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 18.5% of women have low BMI, close to the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhopal, which ranks 1 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 6.1%.