Rural Tourism often focuses on culture, tradition, people, and exclusivity, which need protection and economic growth. Economic motives often prevail over other aspirations in tourism development. Hence, villages are slowly losing their uniqueness. Community participation is strongly needed to facilitate this fine balance. The paper aims to study the community’s level of involvement in tourism. The research is also carried  to find the general attitude of people towards tourism activities, desire to volunteer,  level of awareness, and any training attended in tourism. The approach used is a mixed method (both qualitative & quantitative) and is based on primary data & secondary data. Study shows that local community are willing to volunteer despite not engaging in tourism-related activities. The involvement of the Government & community is needed to build a favourable tourism ecosystem. For rural tourism to survive and endure, it needs feelings of ownership and active community involvement.