Research question: How aware are the rural people in Delhi about tuberculosis? Objectives: 1. To assess the knowledge about symptoms mode of transmission causation prevention and treatment relating to tuberculosis in a rural population of Delhi. 2. To study relationship of level of awareness with age sex and educational status. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Rural field practice area village Barwala Delhi. Participants: Head of the family or an adult member from every third household constituting a total of 213 individuals. Study variables: Awareness about tuberculosis age sex educational status. Statistical analysis: Proportions. Results: 213 individuals were interviewed. Cough with sputum (73.7%) was the most common symptom known 95.3% were aware that tuberculosis could spread to others with 65% being aware of air as a route 48.4% knew an infectious agent is the cause of tuberculosis. Females and those without schooling were significantly less aware of various aspects of tuberculosis. Majority (73.7%) stated government health facilities as place of choice for treatment. Misconceptions like separate utensils and food for the patient and consumption of tortoise meat for treatment were observed. Doctors and health care workers were cited by majority (50.2%) as the source of information. (authors)