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Demographic data were collected and subjects with musculoskeletal pain (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSK<\/jats:styled-content> pain) were identified. A Hindi adapted version of the Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases questionnaire was used. Trained community volunteers completed the questionnaire.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Present and past <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSK<\/jats:styled-content> pain was the most common self\u2010reported problem in urban areas (34.1%), while it was the third most common self\u2010reported problem in rural areas (15.1%), after abdominal pain and cough. Females (214.9 and 419.5 per 1000) were more affected than males (118.8 and 265.2 per 1000) in rural and urban areas, respectively. Point prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSK<\/jats:styled-content> pain (pain in last week) was higher in urban areas (28.2%) compared to rural areas (14.1%). In rural as well as urban areas, knee (rural: 49.3%, urban: 50.6%) and spine (rural: 56%, urban: 43.6%) were highly reported pain sites. Fatigue ([<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>] rural: 328, urban: 368) weakness ([<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>] rural: 310, urban: 324) and anorexia ([<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>] rural: 84, urban: 142) were most common systemic symptoms reported by urban as well as rural people. Urethritis<jats:bold>\/<\/jats:bold>balanitis and ulcers in the mouth were the most common other symptoms reported by people in both the areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSK<\/jats:styled-content> pain is a predominant health problem of both rural and urban areas. 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