Brahampur, Phagwara

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 Dewan Banna Mal Shivala in Nawanshahr. Dewan Banna Mal owned one more village named after him 'Banna Mal Wala' near Dhilwan, Kapurthala.

For other uses, see Brahampur.

Brahampur
Village
Brahampur is located in Punjab
Brahampur
Brahampur
Location in Punjab, India
Brahampur is located in India
Brahampur
Brahampur
Brahampur (India)
Coordinates: 31.263764°N 75.883531°E / 31.263764; 75.883531
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total475[1][2]
 Sex ratio 234/241♂/♀
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144408
Telephone code01822
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Transport

Phagwara 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

References
  1. "Brahampur Population per Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "Brahampur". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 July 2016.



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