what about?
In [9][12]: df.index[df.A == 1]
Out[9]Out[12]: Int64Index([3, 7, 1], dtype='int64')
or (depending on your goals):
In [15]: df.reset_index().index[df.A == 1]
Out[15]: Int64Index([3, 4, 5], dtype='int64')
Demo:
In [7][11]: df
Out[7]Out[11]:
A
08 0
14 0
26 0
3 1
47 1
51 1
65 2
70 2
82 2
9 2
In [8][12]: df.index[df.A == 11]
Out[8]Out[12]:
0 False
1 False
2 False
3 True
4 True
5 True
6 Int64Index([3, False
7 False
8 False
9 False
Name: A, dtype:1], booldtype='int64')
In [9][15]: df.reset_index().index[df.A == 1]
Out[9]Out[15]: Int64Index([3, 4, 5], dtype='int64')