The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Yanam, 43.2% of women are anaemic, better than the typical district. 25% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 8.6% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6%.