1. http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=Structure_and_Major_Functions_of_Pancha yati_Raj_Institutions_(PRIs)_in_India
2. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India Panchayati Raj
3. See the entry on Panchayat in Encyclopædia Britannica
4. A Feature on the Women of the Indian Panchayats, with video, by the International Museum of Women.
5. Orissa Tribal community and Welfare. Lingaraj.2011 .2,s.l.: CASIRJ,2011, International Research Journal of Commerce , Arts and Science ,Vol.2 www.CASIRJ.com