The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Erode, 55.3% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 19.4% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 11.1% of women have low BMI, better than the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Erode, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 5.9%.