Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Jabalpur, 18% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jabalpur, which ranks 4 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 48.6%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 40.8%.