Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Kapurthala, 24.6% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 3.2% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 80% of the population of that age.
In Kapurthala, which ranks 20 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.6%, against 17.3% nationally. On women who are anaemic at 54.3%, it sits close to the national mark.