The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Karimnagar, 61.2% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 30.3% of children under five are stunted, close to the typical district. 20.5% of women have low BMI, behind the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karimnagar, which ranks 5 of 33 in Telangana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 3.5%.