Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In South 24 Parganas, 36.7% of children under five are stunted, behind 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 31.7%. On women who are anaemic at 61.6%, it sits close to the national mark.