Family members play a major role in providing care giving assistance to elderly persons and their families. The effect of stressors on family members caring for a physically or mentally ill person has been referred to as caregiver burden. It is an important concern and will become more so with the inevitable aging of the population. Community health and home health nurses must be able to recognize those factors associated with caregiver burden to effectively render care to their clients and families. The objective of the present study was to assess the level of caregiver burden among caregivers of elderly in Maraimalai Nagar. Quantitative approach and descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A total of 40 samples were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique in Maraimalai Nagar. The tools used for the study comprises of 2 sections, section A­ demographic Data which includes age, gender, relationship with elderly, religion, occupation and income , section B ýÿ a standardized 4 point Zarit care giver burden interview schedule was used which included 20 items. The data was collected from the 40 samples and the analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings reveals that among the 40 samples taken for the study, 29 (72.5%) care givers of elderly have no or little level of burden and 11 (27.5%) caregivers have mild to moderate level of burden. It is also known that there is significant association between the  level of burden and the income of the caregiver.