The role performance, knowledge and opinion level of panchayat women members were estimated with the help of 100 Gram Panchayat, 30 taluk panchayat and 6 Zilla panchayat women members during 1998-99. The results revealed that majority of Gram panchayat, Taluk panchayat and Zilla panchayat women members had medium, low and medium level role performance, respectively. A higher per cent of Gram Panchayat women members had low knowledge level and more favourable opinion towards the panchayat raj system. Majority of Taluk panchayat women members had high knowledge level.