Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Nagpur, 27.6% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nagpur, which ranks 6 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 2%. On women who are anaemic at 53.5%, it sits close to the national mark.