Background: There is paucity of data available on the prevalence of COPD among hukka users in the rural community of fishermen in the far flung area of district bandipora situated on the banks of wular lake .The fishermen colony has more than 500 households each household having approximately 4-5 members. The community is mainly dependent on trade of fishing and waternuts with more than 80% of people doing the same trade of fishing in the Wular Lake. The women mostly remain indoors and contribute in the trade by cleaning, preparing and selling the fishes which includes travelling to different nearby villages to sell fish. The aim of the present study is to find out the prevalence of COPD in this particular community as the number of hukka users and smokers is high and the living conditions favorable for respiratory illnesses. The burning of wood for cooking purposes is still found here. Results: The total number of the participants was 836,293(35%)- males,543(65%)- females .In the age group 30-44 years there were 338 (40.4%)subjects,375(44.9%) in the age group of 45-59 years, 107(12.8%) in 60-74 years age group. Only16 (1.9%) were in the age of >=75 years.