In the present study, physicochemical analysis of ground water samples were carried out from 20 sampling stations of Narsinghgarh rural area. The analysis of different parameters viz., pH, conductivity, total alkalinity, total hardness, chloride, TDS were carried out as per standard methods given in APHA (1998). The objective of the present study was to calculate the water quality index (WQI) in order to assess the suitability of water for drinking purpose in the rural area of Narsinghgarh. The results showed that water quality at different stations come under ‘good’ to ‘excellent’ categories.
