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Introduction: Patients with sino-nasal polyps has typically presented with nasal stuffiness and rhinorrhea, facial pain and less often headache. Sino-nasal polyps have the prevalence of about 4% cases of nasal obstruction. Aim of present study is to evaluate the clinico-demographic profile of sino-nasal polyposis in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Material and Methods: Present study was a crosssectional descriptive study conducted in the department of Otolaryngology at tertiary care hospital, District Azamgarh, U.P. during the period of 6 months (from January 2019 to June 2019). All Patients having history of nasal obstruction due to sino-nasal polyposis attending Otolaryngology OPD were included in the study while patients presenting with congenital mass, having tumors and psychiatric patients were excluded from the present study. Data was analyzed by SPSS statistical software. Frequency, percentage and mean were used to present the data. Results: In present study maximum cases (32.5%) of polyps were reported from the age group 11- 20 years followed by age group 21-30 years (18.75%). Most common site of origin of polyps was ethmoidal (65.0% cases) followed by antrochoanal (32.5% cases). Out of total 80 patients, 55 cases (68.75%) belong to male while 25 cases (32.5%) were females showing male preponderance. Most common presenting symptom in ethmoidal polyps and antrochoanal polyps was nasal discharge (in each case 100%) and nasal obstruction. Conclusions: Ethmoidal polyps are the most commonly observed sino-nasal polyps and more commonly seen in young and middle age group while antrochoanal polyps are commonly seen in younger generation. Most common presenting symptoms were nasal stiffness and rhinorrhea.