Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Pondicherry, 17% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 2.7%. On women who are anaemic at 56.6%, it sits close to the national mark.