Placenta is a vital organ for growth of the fetus. Improper development of the placenta will have a strong impact on the developing fetus resulting in complications like maternal hypertension. The study was aimed to compare the morphometric measurements of placenta in hypertensive and normotensive pregnant women. The study was conducted at Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College and K.C. General Hospital Bangalore. Pregnant women attending antenatal clinics of the hospital regularly and delivered their babies in the same hospital and their placentas were collected. Women who had hypertension in pregnancy after the 20 weeks of gestation, had consistently recorded SBP and DBP of 140 and 90 mm Hg respectively with or without edema and or proteinuria were included. Placentas delivered were divided into 2 groups. Placentas of 19 hypertensive women were considered hypertensive group and placentas of 24 healthy women were considered Control group. Placental measurements like weight, diameter, thickness, surface area, volume, shape, umbilical cord insertion and membrane attachment of the placenta was assessed using standard methods mentioned in the literature. The study revealed 44.1% of the patients were hypertensive and 55.8% of the patients were normotensive respectively. Morphometric measurements of placenta were significantly lower in hypertensive group as compared to the control group (p<0.01).