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Work related musculoskeletal disorders are a group of painful disorders due to repeated basis or overuse for days, months or years and those effects bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons, nerves, bursa and blood vessels are stressed and traumatized and those body tissues ultimately become damaged. Aim of the present study is to identify the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders among tailors. This cross sectional study was conducted among 100 tailors and use of the standardized tool Nordic Questionnaire. Detailed information on Sociodemographic factors, Personal factors and musculoskeletal symptoms were obtained in face to face interview. The Exposure was assessed by a questionnaire regarding the type of year of experience, Age, BMI, working hours, working posture and nature of job. The study concluded that prevalence of moderate or severe musculoskeletal pain in the Neck area, shoulders and Wrist/hands, Lower back, knees and Ankle/feet regions. Elevated prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was associated with age less than 35, daily working hours more than eight hours, both gender, year of experiences more than ten, weekly working hours more than eighteen hours, working posture and nature of job were also effective in prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders.