B. S. Khadda, Kanak Lata, Raj Kumar and J. K. Jadav Backyard poultry, body weight, egg production, Pratap Dhan, Women empowerment 4-7 2 (1) January, 2018 The present study was conducted to empowerment of tribal women through backyard poultry farming by replace the Desi non-descript low producing poultry birds with faster weight gain and higher eggs producing strain Pratap Dhan. For this purpose Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Panchmahal has implemented Front Line Demonstration on backyard poultry farming entrepreneurship for the tribal women folk by providing improved poultry birds “Pratap Dhan” to strengthen their livelihood and economic improvement. The overall mean body weights of chickens at 8, 10, 20 and 40 weeks of age were 553.06±9.97, 785.39±16.32, 1905.32 ±46.35 and 2411.63±51.22 g, respectively. The average hen day egg production up to 40 and 72 weeks of age were recorded 57.94±0.39 and 169.92±1.40, respectively. The average expenditure on rearing of chicken was calculated Rs. 27,248. The total gross and net income earned from sale of eggs and birds for rearing of chickens were rupees 87,323 and 60,075, respectively. The benefit cost ratio was recorded 1: 3.20 which appears to be very much economical and viable for rearing under backyard farming system