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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