Obesity is one of the most common, but one of the most neglected, public health problems in the entire world. The improvement in the socio–economic status resulted in the problem of overweight and obesity among the people all over the world including India. Therefore an attempt has been made to assess overweight and obesity among middle aged women residing in a rural community in Kerala. A descriptive survey design was used and the data was collected from 120 subjects. The results showed that 75.8% of women had overweight and out of this 62.5% had obesity. Abdominal obesity was prevalent among 92.5% of women .There is a strong association for overweight and obesity with level of education (χ2 =9.5238) and type of occupation ((χ2 =7.037) at P<0.05 level. The study is significant because it shows increased prevalence of obesity even in rural areas of Kerala. The problem can be prevented by simple lifestyle changes and the public should be informed and motivated to practice these changes.