Bramhapuri | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Image Alt: | Overview of Bramhapuri Town |
Coordinates: | 20.6068°N 79.8644°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Vidarbha |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Chandrapur |
Subdivision Name4: | Bramhapuri |
Subdivision Type4: | Taluka |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15 |
Elevation M: | 229.5 |
Population Total: | 36,025 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 441206 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07177 |
Registration Plate: | MH34 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Nagpur |
Bramhapuri is a town and eponymous headquarters of Bramhapuri taluka in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Bramhapuri is one of the six divisions located in the northeastern part of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra at and has an average elevation of 229.5 metres (753 feet). The town is located in the 73rd Vidhan Sabha constituency in Maharashtra.
According to 2011 Indian census,[1] Brahmapuri Municipal Council administers over 8,575 households composing a population of 36,025. Males constitute 50.10% of the total population and females 49.90%. The population of children, aged 0 to 6, is 3,283, which constitue 9.11 % of the total population of Brahmapuri.
In Brahmapuri Municipal Council, the female sex ratio is of 996 against the state average of 929. The child sex ratio in Brahmapuri is around 990 compared to the Maharashtra state average of 894. The literacy rate of Brahmapuri city is 89.69 % higher than state average of 82.34 %. In Brahmapuri, male literacy is around 93.55 % while the female literacy rate is 85.82 %.
73% of the population follows Hinduism and 21% population follows Buddhism. Muslims account for around 4.5%, Christians 0.5%, Sikhs 0.37%, Jains 0.19% and others 0.42%.
Bramhapuri was a city in the Satavahana dynasty, with many burnt-brick houses, numerous glass beads and coins.[4] Many bronze objects were excavated from there, many of which are Indian but few were also of Roman and Italian origin, that can be attributed to the Satavahana period.[5]
The climate here is generally hot and dry whereas in the rainy season it is humid and the rainfall is quite heavy. The temperature in summer goes above 45 °C and in winter drops below 10 °C. In the last few years this town has been listed among the top five hottest cities of India.[6]