Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In South Tripura, 25.5% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Tripura, which ranks 6 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 67% and households in the poorest wealth group at 44.5%.