Background: Auto – rickshaws are most commonly used mode of transportation in cities where metros or applicationbasedcab aggregators (ABCA) are either non-existent / not available. Auto rickshaw drivers (ARD’s) are under constantphysical and mental pressure due to various factors most importantly illiteracy, poverty, lack of awareness about hazardsof addictions which lead to various habits majority being tobacco use. Studies have found that overall prevalence oftobacco use among ARD’s is very high compared to general population.Objectives: To know level of awareness about tobacco use among ARD’s in Belagavi, North Karnataka.Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted among 600 regular ARD’s of Belagavi City Corporation betweenJanuary to December 2016. Estimated sample size was 600. Two ARD’s who were last in queue were selected from 300major auto rickshaw stands. Questionnaire was adopted from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) questionnaire. Datawas collected by personal interview after getting informed consent. Data compilation and analysis was done using SPSSsoftware. Study was approved by Institutional Ethics Committee of J. N. Medical College, KAHER, Belagavi.Results: Most (88.66%) of the participants knew that tobacco in any form caused serious illness. Cancers (72.66%) werethe most commonly known illnesses. Most of the participants supported law prohibiting smoking in indoor work places(99%) and favored increase of taxes on tobacco products (94.5%).Conclusion: Although the awareness regarding hazards of tobacco has increased in recent days, actual practice remainsa challenge.