The Primary Health Centre is the first rural facility with a Medical Officer; the CHC adds 30 beds and four specialists.
In Cooch Behar, 74.9% of women are anaemic, behind the typical district. 28.7% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 17.3% of women have low BMI, close to the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Cooch Behar, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 40%.