Background: RCC accounts for 2% to 3% of all malignant adult neoplasms and is associated with a mortality of 30 to 40%. Data relating to distribution and pathologic characteristics of renal tumours are limited in our country; therefore, we tried to look into the histopathologic characteristics of renal tumours in our population. Methods: The study was prospective and retrospective in nature and materials for the study comprised of all the consecutive kidney tumour specimens received in the Department of Pathology of Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, between Jan 2011 and April 2014. Altogether, 45 cases were studied. Result: Of the 45 cases studied, 69% were males. Male: female ratio of renal tumours in our study was 2.21: 1. Most common age group affected in our study was 51 to 70 years. 57.7 % of cases belonged to this group. Most of the renal tumours were arising from left kidney in our study (55%). Mean size of tumour in our study was 6.25 cm. 11% of tumours were benign and the rest were malignant. Most common renal tumours in our study were Clear cell or the conventional renal cell carcinoma. 24 of 45 cases were clear cell (53.3% of all cases were clear cell type). Conclusion: There is a predominant male distribution of renal tumours in our study. Most of the renal tumours were malignant. The mean age at presentation of renal tumours was lesser in our population as compared to western data. Most common renal tumour in our study was Clear Cell Carcinoma.