The state of Jharkhand has been chosen for the present study which provides a comprehensive picture of contraceptive use and its knowledge among the selected villages of Oraon women in its Purbi Singhbhum district. The information on awareness as well as the usage of contraceptives was probed from ever married women in the age group of 15-49 years. Knowledge of temporary contraceptive method is considerably lower among women of higher age group as compared to younger counterparts. The study also shows that the availability of contraceptives is mostly by government health worker. The use of traditional family planning methods and male sterilization is seen negligible in the area. Contraceptive use among women is seen to be positively correlated with educational level, preference of child and birth interval (significant at p<0.01) and negatively correlated with family type
significant at p<0.0. Bivariate analysis substantiates the role of women’s education, current age, son preference, birth interval, parity and family type in the use of any contraceptive method.