Hypertension is a serious and growing health issue. It is a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide and in India. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and the association of hypertension towards sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors among adults attending outpatient department of a community health centre in coastal Karnataka. A hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 3 months in outpatient department of a community health centre in coastal Karnataka. The overall mean systolic and diastolic among men was 131.09±15.49 mmHg and 82.15±8.45 mmHg. The mean systolic and diastolic among women was 131.26±19.71