Panchhat
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Panchhat, commonly known as Panshta, is a village in Kapurthala, Punjab. Its population in the 1991 census was 2276 and it is 296 hectares in size. There is a post office, a police station and two hospitals in the village.
Nearby villages include Narur and Jalwehra.
[edit] Etymology
The founder of the village had four brothers larger than him. So he was PANJ (meaning five)- CHAT (from Chotta: meaning little). So the village became Panchhat, meaning smallest of the five.
[edit] Education
Schools in the village;
- Public high school
- Nb Girls High School
- Govt. High School
- Guru Nanak Nav Bharat College.
Education Bistdoab public School
[edit] Religion
This village's population is 80% Sikh and 20% Hindu.
BIST DOAB PUBLIC SCHOOL: : : Starting of new era in education
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