Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Malerkotla, 23.4% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Malerkotla, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.8%. On women who are anaemic at 52.9%, it sits close to the national mark.