Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Alipurduar, 28.9% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alipurduar, which ranks 8 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 71.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.1%.