Objective of study: 1. To study the Knowledge of Anemia among female Nursing students. 2.To find out the Prevalence of Anemia among female students of Nursing College. Methodology:A cross sectional study was conducted among the female students of BLDEA__ampersandsignlsquo;s Shri B M Patil Nursing College from 1st Oct to 31st Oct 2010 Results:Prevalence of anemia was 38.53%, 44.33% of the anemic students belonged to the age group of 18 to 19 years, Majority Students of S E Class II and III had mild to moderate anemia. Knowledge regarding anemia was found to be higher among senior students of 3rd and 4th year (mean correct answer 133.4) Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia in our study was 38.53%.Senior students had significant knowledge regarding anemia than junior and freshly admitted students. Statistically significant association was found between anemia and socio economic status.The present study shows that irrespective of educational status, socioeconomic status and whether health personnel or general population anemia is widely prevalent in adolescent age group.