Background: Undernutrition is a major public health problem. The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of preschool children in a known area. Materials & Methods: The present community based observational cross-sectional study was conducted among Pre-school children between 1-5 years age group over a period of 6 months. 500 children were selected for the study. The information and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Collected data was compiled on Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet 2010 and p<0.05 considered as statistically significant. Results: Out of 8000, 500 children were selected for the study. Hence the prevalence of malnutrition was 6.25%. A total of 500 children between 1-5 years were included in study. Out of these 57% were boys and 43% were girls. Most of the children were in age group of 1-2 years (32.8%) followed by 2-3 years (26%). Out of 500 children studied, 184 (36.8%) were underweight, 176 (35.2%) were stunted and 140 (28%) were having wasting. Boys were more under weight(38.94%) than girls. girls were more stunt (37.67%) and more wasted (28.37% than boys. Conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of malnutrition was 6.25%. Maximum children were underweight followed by stunted and wasting. Boys were more underweight and girls were more stunted and more wasted than boys.