ABSTRACT Background and objectives: Tobacco use leads to over 7 million deaths each year worldwide and is expected to rise to over 8 million by 2030. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of current tobacco use in the smoked and smokeless form in Punjab, India. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2015 till March 2016. A three-stage sampling technique was used for collecting data from three randomly selected districts representing three major regions of Punjab, India. A sample size of 510 individuals was divided equally into urban and rural area with proportionate sampling on basis of subsets of age groups and gender. The questionnaire based on tobacco questions for the survey (TQS), a subset of key questions from the global adult tobacco survey (GATS) was used. Results: Overall, the prevalence of current tobacco use was 11.5%. The smoked form was more prevalent (15.2%) as compared to smokeless (7.8%) form. The odds for smoked tobacco users are 4 times more in age group of 45 years and above (OR 4.9, 95% CI 1.4, 16.8). In addition, an antagonistic relationship between education and use of smoked tobacco was observed as the odds ratio decreased with increasing level of education (OR 0.83–0.13, C.I. 0.23–2.97, 0.02–0.74). Conclusion: Tobacco use was low in Punjab, India especially in females as compared to other states of the country. Despite of low overall prevalence of tobacco use, it is higher among low socio economic underprivileged groups and people with low literacy levels. The focus of government should be on these groups and address the need for active tobacco cessation facilities in the state.