Background of objectives: There are various studies in western countries suggesting that there is ignificant reduction in functional capacity and health status of stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary__ampersandsignnbsp;disease(COPD) patients. However, no such studies were found in Indian population to the best of our knowledge therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the functional capacity and health status of stable COPD patients. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational study. 30 stable COPD participants attending outpatient department of chest medicine were compared with age matched normals with regards to demographic status, BMI, functional capacity and health status using Six minute walk test and Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 Item Questionnaire(MOS SF-36). Results: All the participants were chronic smokers. All of them had dyspnea related to physical activities with increased work of breathing. Although 63.33% reported to have normal dietary intake with only 33.6% complaining of reduced appetite, the overall weight of the COPD participants was significantly reduced when compared to normal__ampersandsignlsquo;s. There was marked decrease in distance walked by COPD participants (mean 258.53+/-18.31 m) compared to normal__ampersandsignlsquo;s (mean 421.37+/-14.76 m). The Respiratory rate and Rate of perceived exertion of COPD group were markedly increased at p-value __ampersandsignlt;0.01 compared to normal__ampersandsignlsquo;s, both in pre and post six minute walk test. The mean score of total health of COPD subjects (55.83+/-3.11) was markedly lower compared to normal__ampersandsignlsquo;s (95.17 __ampersandsignplusmn; 0.71). Also, there was significant positive correlation between six minute walk distance and MOS SF-36(r=0.499, p__ampersandsignlt;0.01) score in stable COPD participants. Conclusion: Stable COPD subjects showed impaired functional capacity and health status compared to age matched healthy population. Strategies aiming at modifying these factors could be implemented to improve the well being of stable COPD subjects.