Brahampur is a village in Tehsil

Phagwara Phagwara (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Phagawāṛā'') is a city and a municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is located from the district headquarters of Kapurthala, from the national capital New Delhi, from St ...

, Kapurthala district, 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

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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) 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 Bana Malwala 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. Dewan Banna Mal Has two Sons namely Dewan Acchru Mal Gautam ( Finance Minister of Kapurthala Princely State and Advisor to Maharaja Jagatjit Singh Bahadur Of Kapurthala) And Dewan Sundri Mal Gautam ( Honorary Magistrate)

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

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which is located 40 km away from the village.

Nearby villages

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Villages in Kapurthala

Villages in Kapurthala district {{Kapurthala-geo-stub