Brahampur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.2638°N 75.8835°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 475[1] [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 144408 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01822 |
Registration Plate: | PB-09 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Brahampur is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India. It is located away from sub-district headquarter Phagwara, 55 km away from district headquarter Kapurthala and 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.
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.