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| A '''Panchayat Town''' or '''Town Panchayat''' is a type of [[town]] in [[India]]. It refers to any small town which is formed under the [[Panchayati raj]] administrative system.<ref name="DMA-KA">{{Cite web|title=About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart|date=2 February 2013|publisher=Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka|url=http://www.municipaladmn.gov.in/abt-us|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211065145/http://www.municipaladmn.gov.in/abt-us|archivedate=11 February 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> It will have under 25,000 people living there. In [[census]] data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "Town Panchayat".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm|archivedate=17 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Tamil Nadu]] was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and [[Urban Local Bodies]] (ULB).<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction|publisher=Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122073525/http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/introduction.htm|archivedate=22 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ==Management==
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| Each [[States and territories of India|state of India]] has an organisation that manages panchayat towns.
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| * [[Karnataka]]: Directorate of Municipal Administration<ref name="DMA-KA" />
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| * [[Kerala]]: Local Self Government Department<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Self Government Department|publisher=Local Self Government Department, Government of erala|url=http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/LSGDDept_en.php}}</ref>
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| * [[Tamil Nadu]]: Directorate of Town Panchayats<ref>{{Cite web|title=Directorate of Town Panchayats|publisher=Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/}}</ref>
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| ==Notes==
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