Panchayat town

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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.^[1] It will have under 25,000 people living there. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "Town Panchayat".^[2] Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and Urban Local Bodies (ULB).^[3]

Management[edit]

Each state of India has an organisation that manages panchayat towns.

Karnataka: Directorate of Municipal Administration^[1]
Kerala: Local Self Government Department^[4]
Tamil Nadu: Directorate of Town Panchayats^[5]

Notes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart". Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
↑ "Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.
↑ "About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
↑ "Local Self Government Department". Local Self Government Department, Government of erala.
↑ "Directorate of Town Panchayats". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.

[DMA-KA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "About Us: Urbanization in Karnataka, ULB Organization Chart, DMA Organization Chart". Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

[2] "Census Data 2001 / Metadata: 24. Abbreviations Used". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007.

[3] "About Us: Town Panchayats Administration: Introduction". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.

[4] "Local Self Government Department". Local Self Government Department, Government of erala.

[5] "Directorate of Town Panchayats". Directorate of Town Panchayats, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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v t e Local government in India
Urban	Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Municipal Council
Intermediate	Nagar panchayat
Rural	District Council Block Development Council Block pramukh Gram panchayat Sarpanch
Observance	National Panchayati Raj Day