Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Gwalior, 40.1% of children under five are stunted, behind 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. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gwalior, which ranks 3 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 7.5%. On women who are anaemic at 62.3%, it sits close to the national mark.