Panighatta, or Panighata (English translation: Water mill), is a Tea Estate village on the banks of Balason River and the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains.

[5] Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre).

Panighatta Tea Estate employs about 750 permanent and 400 casual staff.

The estate is spread over 900 acres and produces about 5.5 lakh kg tea annually.

[7] Rangu Souriya Loreto School Panighatta is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1995.