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Introduction; Dengue fever is a vector-borne viral infection that endangers an estimated 2.5 billion people. Disease caused by mosquito- borne virus. Health care team are continuously involving in different types of health care activities and involved with the challenges of identify needs in order to solving community health problems and vector born disease one effective methods of identifying the community problems by conducting survey study in the various community area. Aim: Assess the level of knowledge and practice among community residents Methodology: Quantitative research approach and Descriptive survey research design were adopted in this study. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample. Total sample size was 320.setting for the study was community residents of The Dang's district. The tool consisted of selected socio-demographic variables along with structured interview schedule for knowledge and inventory check list for practice. Result: The findings shaw level of knowledge of the sample were 37(11.5%) average knowledge and 283(88.2%) good knowledge. Level of practice of the sample were 1(0.3 %) having average level of practice, and majority 319(99.7%) good level of practice moderately positive correlation fund between knowledge and practice. Findings of the study depicted that there was significant association found in the knowledge with their socio- demographic variables such as Age, educational status, occupation, and significant association found in the practice with their socio demographic variables such as Experience of dengue fever, sources of information. Conclusion: Majority of people having good knowledge and practice regarding dengue fever it conclude health care team was performed effective work performed by the health centre.