Background: During adolescence, a woman experiences her first menstrual cycle between the ages of 11 and 14, characterized by a period duration of approximately 7 days, a normal cycle length of 21 to 45 days, and an average blood loss of 20–80 milliliters. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among teenagers and young adults is epidemic proportions all over the world. Consequently, the purpose of this research was to illustrate the influence of location of living and body mass index (BMI) on the menstrual health and level of stress of teenage girls attending school in Kolkata and the regions to its immediate vicinity.

Materials and Methods: 500 students from 6 government-sponsored high schools in Kolkata and North 24 parganas were participated in this research. They were all aged between 15-18 years. Self-administered questionnaire that included demographic information, history relating to menstruation health, and perceived stress scale -10 were used to collect the data. SPSS software was used to analyze the data.

Results and Discussion: Among all 500 students 250 were from urban areas and 250 were from sub-urban areas. There was a significant difference found in menstrual health of Urban and sub-urban school going students while there was no significant difference was found in regularity of periods and symptoms during menstruation with their place of living. Among all the 500 students 68 were obesed and 34 had severe thinness. A significant difference in some dimensions of Menstrual health was found in school going girls of different BMI categories. However, there was a significant difference was established between place of living and BMI with stress level of adolescent school going girls.

Conclusion: Adolescent girls should encourage to practice good dietary habit and minimize sedentary lifestyle to maintain a normal BMI