Black phosphorus, a prototype of phosphorene that has been known for a hundred years, has earned anew premium. Due to its unique properties such as direct band gap and tunable anisotropic properties, BPmayfind its broad applications in energy, sensing, photo-thermal devices and optoelectronics etc. In thisarticle, an inclusive review of some salutary properties of BP for its sensing application, have beenunderlined. However, its practical ability and scale-up applications are enigmatic as of yet and requiresignificant research and investigation. Therefore, this article motivates the researcher’s community todiscover more approaches to enhance the pragmatic ability of BP.