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