Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Peren, 34.9% of children under five are stunted, close to 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 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Peren, which ranks 8 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 29.7%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 34.2%.