The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Puri, 63.3% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 13.8% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 12.4% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Puri, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. On households in the poorest wealth group at 18.2%, it sits close to the national mark.