Background: Studies in adolescents provide important epidemiological information and aetiology bywhich prevention and modifyingof subsequent coronary risk factors can be achieved. No studies are available for sociodemographic risk factors and knowledge of hypertension forkarad region. Objective: To study and compare associated socio-demographic risk factors of elevated blood pressure among adolescents and to find out the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and to assess the knowledge about hypertension in adolescents of urban and urban slum areas of Karad