Brahampur is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Phagwara, 55 km away from district headquarter Kapurthala and 129 kilometres (80 mi) from State capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). Brahampur Village was founded and owned by Dewan Banna Mal who hailed from Gautam (Shori Gotra) family of Nawanshahr, Bana Mal was son of a Vaid Jhanda Mal of Nawanshahr, Dewan Banna Mal was Manager of Maharaja Randhir Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala 's Estate in Oudh in 1862 A.D. and Chief minister of Kapurthala Princely State, Banna Mal built Shivala Mandir known as Shivala Dewan Banna Mal , Kothi Road, Nawanshahr. Dewan Banna Mal owned one more village named after him 'Banna Mal Wala' near Dhilwan, Kapurthala. Total area of Brahampur was once 1200 acres which was owned by Dewan Banna Mal Gautam , Brahampur village was divided into many Villages Gopalpur , Cheta, Manak and Brahampur. Dewan Banna Mal has administrative and Judicial Power over the Area Of Brahampur and nearby Villages.
Brahampur | |
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Village | |
  Brahampur Location in Punjab, India  Brahampur Brahampur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′50″N 75°53′01″E / 31.263764°N 75.883531°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 475[1][2] |
| Sex ratio 234/241♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144408 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Transport
editPhagwara Junction Railway Station, Mauli Halt Railway Station are nearby railway stations to Brahampur, however, Jalandhar City Rail Way station is 23 km away from the village. The village is 118 km away from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, another near airport is Sahnewal Airport in Ludhiana which is located 40 km away from the village.
Nearby villages
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brahampur Population per Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
- ^ "Brahampur". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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