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A sensitive and selective hydrazine sensor was developed by β-cyclodextrin modified palladium nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide (PdNPs-β-CD/rGO) nanocomposite. The PdNPs-β-CD/rGO hybrid material was prepared by simple electrochemical method. The hydrophobic cavity of β-CD ineracts with palladium nanoparticles by hydrophobic interaction and further it is uniformly assembled on the rGO surface through hydrogen bond formation, which is clearly confirmed by FT-IR, FESEM and TEM. The high electrocatalytic activity of hydrazine oxidation was observed at −0.05 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) on PdNPs-β-CD/rGO modified electrode; due to the excellent stabilization, high catalytic activity and large surface area of the PdNPs-β-CD/rGO composite. The PdNPs-β-CD/rGO fabricated hydrazine sensor exhibited an excellent analytical performance, including high sensitivity (1.95 μA μM−1 cm−2), lower detection limit (28 nM) and a wide linear range (0.05 to 1600 μM). We also demonstrated that the PdNPs-β-CD/rGO nanocomposite modified electrode is a highly selective and sensitive sensor towards detection of hydrazine among the various interfering species. Hence, the proposed hydrazine sensor is able to determine hydrazine in different water samples.