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Childhood anaemia, a widespread nutritional deficiency globally, profoundly affects lifelong health. Key consequences include weakened immunity, developmental problems, hindered learning capacity, and decreased workplace efficiency. However, early detection and preventative measures can foster a child's development into a healthy adult. The study aims to analyze key determinants of child anaemia through the exploration of NFHS-5 data, conducted by Govt. of India during 2019 to 2021. Two-level binary logistic regression analysis was performed, with children as first level and households as second level, to assess the significance of some socio-economic and demographic predictors, as well as the variation of the child level predictors across the households. The findings reveal that a significant proportion of children were anaemic, specifically 67% overall, with highest prevalence among those in the poorest demographic, lower age group and those with higher birth order. Though the cross-household variability was not significant, but the condition was predicted by a combination of factors, including household wealth, parents' educational background, and maternal anaemia.