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Street children are the common sights of every society in all over the world. They are working or living on their own on the streets in very poor conditions. Street children face various problems like abuse, exploitation, violence, drug abuse etc. working on the streets. The present study aimed at identifying the socio-economic profile of street children working on the streets of Agra City. The data for the study was collected from 38 street children between the age of 5-17years by using snow-ball sampling technique. The information was gathered by face-to-face interviews. The results of the study showed that the majority of street children were boys and the number of females were less than males. It was found that street children were involved in various kinds of work which include begging, rag picking, selling water bottles, working on roadside food stalls, and construction sites. The study suggested to have better implementation of policies for protecting children in difficult circumstances.