diff --git a/src/count_bits.cpp b/src/count_bits.cpp
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+++ b/src/count_bits.cpp
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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+#define mod 1000000007
+#define ll long long
+using namespace std;
+
+int main() 
+{
+    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
+    cin.tie(NULL);
+    cout.tie(NULL);
+
+    int N;
+    cin>>N;
+    int oneCount=0,zeroCount=0;
+    while(N){
+        if(N%2==1)
+            oneCount++;
+        else
+            zeroCount++;
+        N/=2;
+    }
+    cout<<"Count of number of set BITS: "<<oneCount<<endl;
+    cout<<"Count of number of unset BITS: "<<zeroCount<<endl;
+
+}