Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Tamenglong, 27.1% 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.
52% of registered enterprises are in services while 48% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.2% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 46% of the population of that age.
In Tamenglong, which ranks 8 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 27.3%, against 57.0% nationally, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 50.9%, against 17.3% nationally.