Abstract: All six talukas of Navsari district were covered under the present study. Total of ten men sarpanch and ten women sarpanch were selected randomly from each taluka. It was comprised of sixty men sarpanch and sixty women sarpanch from total of six talukas. So, the total sample size was 120. The majority (66.67%) of the men sarpanches were having medium level of role performance. In case of women sarpanches, majority (71.67%) of the respondents were having medium level of role performance. In case of pooled data, majority (69.17%) of the respondents were having medium level of role performance. Men and women sarpanch performed their roles as a planner, administrator, communicator, representative, initiator, harmonizer, helper, and group maintainer.
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