Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Ludhiana, 22.1% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1%, while it lags on women who are anaemic at 64.2%.