Brahampur is a village in Tehsil

Phagwara Phagwara is a city and municipal corporation in Kapurthala district in Punjab, India, Punjab, India. It lies on National Highway 44 (India), National Highway 44 and located 40 kilometres from Kapurthala, the district headquarter, away from Chan ...

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, in

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, 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 A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...

who is an

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of village as per the

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and

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. 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.

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

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, another near airport is

Sahnewal Airport Ludhiana Airport is the regional airport serving the city of Ludhiana and other sub-cities of Ludhiana District in Punjab. It is near the town of Sahnewal, southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly k ...

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which is located 40 km away from the village.

Nearby villages

Manak Manak is a residential town in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is in Lahore District at 31°13'0N 73°12'30E with an altitude of 173 metres (570 feet).

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Dhak Chair Dhak Chair is a village in Phagwara Tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, from Phagwara. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constit ...

Dhak Malikpur Dhak Malikpur is a village in Phagwara Tehsil in the Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, from Phagwara. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative. Demography Accord ...

Dhak Manak Dhak Manak is a village in Phagwara Tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India, Punjab States and territories of India, State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, from Phagwara. The village is Administration (government), administrated ...

* Malikpur * Nasirabad *

Prempur Prempur is a village in Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India, Punjab States and territories of India, State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter and from district headquarter. The village is Administration (government ...

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Villages in Kapurthala

Villages in Kapurthala district {{Kapurthala-geo-stub