Bramhapuri

Bramhapuri is one of the six divisions located in the northeastern part of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra at 20.36°N 79.51°E / 20.36; 79.51 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.

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.

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.

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]