Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Jiribam, 18.4% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jiribam, which ranks 4 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 35.9% and households in the poorest wealth group at 14.6%.