The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Gwalior, 62.3% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 40.1% of children under five are stunted, behind the typical district. 19.8% of women have low BMI, behind the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
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%.