AbstractAims: (1)To assess the prevalence and types of domestic violence in married women. (2) To assess the coping strategies used by married women. (3) To seek association between types of domestic violence and selected demographic variables. (4) To conduct an awareness programme on domestic violence. Settings and Design: Pulkal Village, Sangareddy and a descriptive design (Cross sectional study). Methods and Material: Multilayer Purposive sampling Technique was used all the married women in the respected Villages has been assessed using HITS scale (Hurt, Insult, Torture and Scolding)and the women showed mild, moderate and severe Domestic violence has been selected and give a structured tool of types of domestic violence and coping strategy. Statistical analysis used: Descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Screening for prevalence of domestic violence has been done among the 250 married women at pulkal village using HITS Likert scale among them 174 (69.6%) married women is facing some form of domestic violence among them physical violence ranked 1 with the modified mean of 2.8, followed by psychological violence stands in 2nd rank with the modified mean of 2.05 and 3rd rank goes to sexual violence with the modified mean of 2. The majority of married women 98% coped up from domestic violence by doing whatever their husband wanted them to do. but 4 ie 2% didn’t do it and the least number of married women i.e. 24% of married women coped up from domestic violence by sleeping separately still 76% of married women did not follow it. The calculated chi square values of selected demographic variables like age, education, occupation, family income, type of marriage, marital duration, type of family, relationship, relationship, husband age, husbands education, husbands occupation, husbands income and substance abuse were less than the table values at the probability level of 0.05, which shows there was no significant association between demographic variables and levels of domestic violence. The computed chi square value for number of children was greater than the table value which shows significant association. The researcher had conducted the awareness programme on domestic violence to the married women with the age group of 18-60 years. Conclusions: —Majority of the married women have faced severe form of physical violence. — Among 250 married women, 174(69.6%) married women faced some form of domestic violence. —The study also showed that there was significant association between number of children and domestic violence among married women