Prevalence of obesity among the women was studied and calculated body mass index of the women to assess their obesity according to certain selected variables. This study was conducted in the urban area of Lucknow district on the 400 women aged 20 - 50 years which were selected through multistage stratified random sampling technique. The prevalence rate of obesity was found to be 39.50% among the selected women in the present study. The prevalence rate of obesity among the women aged 35 - 50 years was significantly more while insignificantly more among the non-working women, belonged to joint families and having family monthly income of below Rs. 25000 as compared to women of their counterparts. The prevalence rates of obesity were insignificantly more among the vegetarian women, having 2-3 meals per day, skipped food and watching television during taken food as compared to women of their counterparts. The prevalence rates of obesity among the women doing sitting activity was significantly more while insignificantly more among the women doing sedentary work, not doing exercise and watching television as compared to women of their counterparts in the present study.