The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Pathankot, 54.9% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 22.1% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 10.8% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pathankot, which ranks 3 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%.