Panchayat (disambiguation) explained

The Panchayat is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Panchayat may also refer to:

• Panchayat (Nepal), the political system of Nepal from 1960 to 1990
• Panchayati raj in India, official system of local self-government of villages in rural India, introduced by constitutional amendment in 1992
  • Panchayat samiti, rural local governments (panchayats) at the intermediate level in panchayat raj institutions (PRI)
  • Nyaya panchayat, a system of dispute resolution at village level in India
  • Gram panchayat, the grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India
• Panchayat (film), a 2017 Nepalese film
• Panchayat (TV series), an Indian web series
• Panchayat (1996 film), an Indian Punjabi film by Surinder Walia, starring Yograj Singh

See also

• Pancha (disambiguation)
• Ayat (disambiguation)
• Panchayatana (disambiguation)
  • Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, an act of the Parliament of India, amending the constitution
• Panchayat forest, type of forest designation in India
• Panchayati Hall, a Hindu temple in Jaipur, India
• Panchayati Times, an Indian media organization
• Panchayati Revolution (1842–45), a revolution in the Sikh Empirear
• Local government in India
• Caste panchayat, based on caste system in India
• Nagar panchayat, a settlement in transition from rural to urban in India
• Sarpanch, head of a panchayat