Panchal is a Master Craftsman caste of India.
Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders.
They belong to the Vishwakarma sect[1] Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.
[2] They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.