India is the second most populated country in the world with nearly a fifth of the world's population. According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects, the population stood at 1,324,171,354.
A gram panchayat is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.
The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision.
A sarpanch is an elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the panchayat in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchas (members), constitute the gram panchayat. The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community. Recently, there have been proposals to give sarpanches small judicial powers under Gram Panchayat. In some states of India such as Bihar, sarpanch has been empowered to look into various civil and criminal cases, and given judicial power to punish and impose fines on those violating rules.
In India, the Panchayati Raj generally refers to the system of local self-government in India introduced by a constitutional amendment in 1992, although it is based upon the traditional panchayat system of South Asia. This Panchayati Raj system was formalized in 1992, following a study conducted by a number of Indian committees on various ways of implementing more decentralized administration. The modern Panchayati Raj and its Gram Panchayats are not to be confused with the extra-constitutional Khap Panchayats found in northern India.
Ramapur village and post, or Rama Pur as it is known for postal purposes is a village-gram panchayat in Pawai Block, Phulpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India comprising five villages located on the Sultanpur-Azamgarh road.
Malali is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka, India.
Nagaral is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mudhol taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district headquarters of Bagalkot town and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from taluka headquarters of Mudhol and on the left bank of the Ghatapraba River. It is famous for the shri Amoghsidheswar temple and Jamiya masjid Tippu sultan circle Ambedkar circle 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Nagaral.
Kadoli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Belgaum taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Pamaladinni is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Gokak taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Dhamne S.Bailur is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Gudamakeri is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Chikkodi taluka is the largest with an area of 1,995.70 km and Raybag taluka is the smallest with an area of 958.8 km. The district comprises three revenue sub-divisions and six police sub-divisions. Apart from the Belgaum City Corporation, there are 17 municipalities, 20 towns, 485 gram panchayats, 1,138 inhabited villages and 26 non-inhabited villages. Belgaum is also the headquarters of the Belgaum Revenue Division.
Gurlhosur is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Hanbarwadi is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Ingalagi is a panchayat village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India.
Kadlikoppa is a village in Haveri district in Karnataka, India. Kadlikoppa has a population of 1,864 people.
Karambal is a village in Belgaum district in Karnataka, India. Karambal village is located in Khanapur Tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka, India. It is situated 3km away from sub-district headquarter Khanapur and 28km away from district headquarter Belgaum. As per 2009 stats, Karmbla is the gram panchayat of Karambal village. The total geographical area of village is 387.3 hectares. Karambal has a total population of 1,400 peoples. There are about 294 houses in Karambal village. Khanapur is nearest town to Karambal which is approximately 3km away.
Nadigudiketra is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. As of 2011, the population was 534. The village covers 339.59 hectares.
The Panchayat raj is a South Asian political system found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in South Asia, and historical mentions date to the c. 250 AD period. The word raj means "rule" and panchayat means "assembly" (ayat) of five (panch). Traditionally panchayats consisted of wise and respected elders chosen and accepted by the local community. However, there were varying forms of such assemblies. Traditionally, these assemblies settled disputes between individuals and between villages.
