Background:Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a significant determinant of infant mortalityand childhood morbidity.It is amultifaceted medico-social and a major public health problem globally. Numerousfetal as well as maternal predictors attribute LBW. Aims: The present study was conducted among the newborns in Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital to estimate the prevalence of low birth weight as well as to determine its predictors. Settings, Design, Methods and Material: This  hospital based descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from June - September 2022among 268 newborns in the Post Natal Ward of Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospitalwith the help of a predesigned pretested semi-structured schedule. Statistical Analysis Used: Trial version of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyze the data. Chi square test was applied when necessary. Results: 32.1% of the newborns were low birth weight. Age of the mothers, spacing of birth, morbidities present in the mother during pregnancy and anaemia in pregnancy were the factors which were significantly associated with the occurrence of low birth weight. Conclusions: Low birth weight is a quite prevalent in Bankura. Strategies may be planned to prevent the modifiable maternal factors like teenage pregnancy, comorbidity, spacing of birth, anaemia in pregnancy etc.