The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Cuttack, 64.4% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 20.4% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 15.6% of women have low BMI, close to the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Cuttack, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 20.2%.