Bramhapuri

Bramhapuri is a town and municipal council in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Bramhapuri
town
Overview of Bramhapuri Town
Bramhapuri Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20.6068°N 79.8644°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Area
• Total	15 km^2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	229.5 m (753.0 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	31,207
• Density	2,100/km^2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441206
Telephone code	07177
Vehicle registration	MH34
Nearest city	Nagpur

Tehsil Office, Bramhapuri

Geography

Bramhapuri is one of the six divisions located in the northeastern part of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra at 20.36°N 79.51°E and has an average elevation of 229.5 metres (753 feet). Bramhapuri is a vidhan sabha constituency. It is old taluka headquarter of Chandrapur district. The city contains subdivision offices, MSEB division office, forest division office, FDCM division office, Gosekhurd division office, ST depot, railway station, post office.

Demographics

According to 2011 Indian census,[1] Brahmapuri Municipal Council has total administration over 8,575 houses which consisted the population of 36,025. Male population constitute 50.10% of the tot population and females 49.90%. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3283 which is 9.11 % of total population of Brahmapuri (MC).

In Brahmapuri Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 996 against state average of 929. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Brahmapuri is around 990 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. Literacy rate of Brahmapuri city is 89.69 % higher than state average of 82.34 %. In Brahmapuri, Male literacy is around 93.55 % while female literacy rate is 85.82 %.

Out of the total population 73% population follows Hinduism, 21% population follows Buddhism which makes it second most followed religion in the city. The followers of Islam are around 4.5% while Christians are 0.5%, Sikhs are 0.37%, Jains and others are 0.19% and 0.42% respectively.

History

Bramhapuri was also a city in the Satavahana dynasty, with many burnt-brick houses, numerous glass beads and coins.[2] 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.[3]

In 1854, when Chandrapur was formed as an independent district, it included Bramhapuri as a tehsil in 1874. Afterwards a new tehsil with headquarters at Gadchiroli was created in 1905 by transfer of zamindari estates from Bramhapuri and Chandrapur tehsil.

People's demand to make Bramhapuri District is very old. Bramhapuri should be created a new district by bifurcation of Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Bhandara district. Bramhapuri district should have 8 talukas: Bramhapuri, Nagbhid, Sindewahi, Armori, Wadsa, Kurkheda, Korchi and Lakhandur.

Climate

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.[4]

Climate data for Bramhapuri (1981–2010, extremes 1956–2011)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.4 (99.3)	39.1 (102.4)	42.5 (108.5)	45.5 (113.9)	47.7 (117.9)	47.7 (117.9)	40.2 (104.4)	37.0 (98.6)	37.6 (99.7)	37.1 (98.8)	39.1 (102.4)	37.2 (99.0)	47.7 (117.9)
Average high °C (°F)	29.1 (84.4)	32.1 (89.8)	36.5 (97.7)	40.6 (105.1)	42.4 (108.3)	37.4 (99.3)	31.2 (88.2)	30.4 (86.7)	31.9 (89.4)	32.5 (90.5)	30.9 (87.6)	29.2 (84.6)	33.7 (92.7)
Average low °C (°F)	13.1 (55.6)	15.7 (60.3)	19.8 (67.6)	24.5 (76.1)	27.3 (81.1)	26.0 (78.8)	23.6 (74.5)	23.3 (73.9)	23.3 (73.9)	20.8 (69.4)	16.4 (61.5)	12.4 (54.3)	20.5 (68.9)
Record low °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	5.1 (41.2)	10.3 (50.5)	12.8 (55.0)	13.4 (56.1)	8.7 (47.7)	13.9 (57.0)	14.0 (57.2)	14.9 (58.8)	7.6 (45.7)	6.2 (43.2)	2.6 (36.7)	0.8 (33.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	14.1 (0.56)	14.4 (0.57)	16.7 (0.66)	14.2 (0.56)	21.1 (0.83)	166.1 (6.54)	404.0 (15.91)	386.6 (15.22)	175.5 (6.91)	61.2 (2.41)	13.1 (0.52)	9.9 (0.39)	1,296.9 (51.06)
Average rainy days	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	7.9	15.8	15.0	9.0	3.0	0.5	0.6	58.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	43	37	31	27	27	52	73	77	71	59	48	44	49
Source: India Meteorological Department[5][6]

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. Allchin, F. R.; Erdosy, George (7 September 1995). The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521376952.
3. Dhavalikar, M.K. (2004). Satavahana Art. Sharada Publishing House. p. 91. ISBN 81-88934-04-6.
4. "Bhira in Maharashtra hottest in India on Saturday". The Times of India. 26 March 2017.
5. "Station: Brahmapuri Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 157–158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.