Hi,
If the index is detached from the table you can check the output from onstat -g ppf. Then you'll match the 'partnum' field with the contents from sysfragments for each database.
I also think that the output from sysptnhdr/sysptprof in sysmaster will help. Take a try...
And the answer to your second question is yes: an index is a performance problem for inserts/deletes/updates...
Hope it helps.