Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Udham Singh Nagar, 26.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Udham Singh Nagar, which ranks 2 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 50.9% and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.6%.