The present paper deals with the characterization of solid waste. During the study period Chitrakoot Nagar Panchayat, the MSW composition was found as polythene (10.12%), plastic (4.78%), rubber (3.70%), metals (2.84%), glass (4.08%), wood (5.55%), cotton and cloths (4.29%), paper and cardboards (7.77%), vegetable wastes (11.66%), soil and constructional wastes (29.87%), garden waste (9.73%), rags (2.29%) and ash (3.32%).