The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Fatehgarh Sahib, 65.3% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 30% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 9.8% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Fatehgarh Sahib, which ranks 4 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.3%.