Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Sikar, 23.1% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sikar, which ranks 7 of 41 in Rajasthan for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 43.6% and households in the poorest wealth group at 4.1%.