Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Indore, 28.7% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Indore, which ranks 2 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 48.4% and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.9%.