Abstract     Objective: To study the Contraceptive practices in perimenopausal women and to compare between perimenopausal women educated less than 12^th std. (Group A) and Perimenopausal women who were graduate or had completed 12^th std (Group B) Methods: A questionnaire based study was done on 250 Perimenopausal women attending Gynae OPD and to evaluate the impact of literacy on the contraceptive choices among these women. Results: Mean parity of Group A was (2.96) as compared to Group B (2.16). Effect of literacy on reducing the parity was statistically highly significant (p<0.0001) and was inversely related to it. Barrier IUCD as method of contraception was preferred by more educated class (p<0.0001) and lesser educated class preferred natural methods (51.92%) and permanent methods of contraception. Awareness about emergency contraception in perimenopausal women is limited more so in lesser educated class which was statistically highly significant.

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