The girl child who has been neglected for centuries in our country is our focus today.  The present study aimed to know the drudgery of rural girls.  Rural areas of Northern Karnataka were the study areas.  The total sample comprised of randomly selected 180 girls of 6-12 years and their either of parents.  Pre tested schedule was used to elicit information by personal interview and memory recall method.  All the girls irrespective of their age were involved in the one or the other household and farm activities.  The drudgery of the rural girls increased with their age.  School going girls were also involved in different activities before and after coming from the school as they had to share the work burden of their mothers.