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{{distinguish|Brahmapuri (disambiguation){{!}}Brahmapuri}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bramhapuri | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_caption = Location in Bramhapuri taluka | coordinates = {{coord|20.6068|N|79.8644|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|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 | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 15 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 229.5 | population_total = 36,025 | population_Rural = | population_Urban = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | 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 | website = | footnotes = | official_name = }} thumb|right|Tehsil Office, Bramhapuri
'''Bramhapuri''' is a town and eponymous headquarters of Bramhapuri taluka in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
==Geography== Bramhapuri is one of the six divisions located in the northeastern part of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra at {{Coord|20.36|N|79.51|E|}} and has an average elevation of 229.5 metres (753 feet). The town is located in the 73rd Vidhan Sabha constituency in Maharashtra.
==Demographics== According to 2011 Indian census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 constitute 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%.
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==History== Bramhapuri was a city in the Satavahana dynasty, with many burnt-brick houses, numerous glass beads and coins.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5kI02_zW70C&q=brahmapuri+satavahana%60&pg=PA306|title=The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States|last1=Allchin|first1=F. R.|last2=Erdosy|first2=George|date=1995-09-07|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521376952|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Satavahana Art|last=Dhavalikar|first=M.K.|publisher=Sharada Publishing House|year=2004|isbn=81-88934-04-6|pages=91}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhira in Maharashtra hottest in India on Saturday |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/bhira-in-maha-hottest-in-india-on-saturday/articleshow/57832788.cms|work=The Times of India|date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>
{{Weather box|width=auto | location = Bramhapuri (1991–2020, extremes 1956–2020) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 37.4 | Feb record high C = 39.1 | Mar record high C = 42.5 | Apr record high C = 46.5 | May record high C = 48.3 | Jun record high C = 47.7 | Jul record high C = 40.2 | Aug record high C = 38.3 | Sep record high C = 37.6 | Oct record high C = 38.7 | Nov record high C = 39.1 | Dec record high C = 37.2 | year record high C = 47.7 | Jan high C = 29.5 | Feb high C = 32.6 | Mar high C = 36.9 | Apr high C = 40.7 | May high C = 42.9 | Jun high C = 37.7 | Jul high C = 31.6 | Aug high C = 30.6 | Sep high C = 32.2 | Oct high C = 33.0 | Nov high C = 31.7 | Dec high C = 29.9 | year high C = 34.1 | Jan low C = 12.9 | Feb low C = 15.9 | Mar low C = 20.1 | Apr low C = 24.9 | May low C = 28.6 | Jun low C = 26.7 | Jul low C = 24.8 | Aug low C = 24.5 | Sep low C = 24.2 | Oct low C = 21.3 | Nov low C = 17.2 | Dec low C = 13.3 | year low C = 21.0 | Jan record low C = 0.8 | Feb record low C = 5.1 | Mar record low C = 10.3 | Apr record low C = 12.8 | May record low C = 13.4 | Jun record low C = 14.2 | Jul record low C = 13.9 | Aug record low C = 14.0 | Sep record low C = 14.9 | Oct record low C = 7.6 | Nov record low C = 6.2 | Dec record low C = 2.6 | year record low C = 0.8 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 8.7 | Feb rain mm = 12.6 | Mar rain mm = 17.9 | Apr rain mm = 15.8 | May rain mm = 20.3 | Jun rain mm = 181.3 | Jul rain mm = 410.5 | Aug rain mm = 379.0 | Sep rain mm = 191.3 | Oct rain mm = 45.8 | Nov rain mm = 11.5 | Dec rain mm = 4.7 | year rain mm = 1299.4 | Jan rain days = 0.7 | Feb rain days = 1.1 | Mar rain days = 1.4 | Apr rain days = 1.7 | May rain days = 1.6 | Jun rain days = 8.2 | Jul rain days = 15.6 | Aug rain days = 14.8 | Sep rain days = 9.1 | Oct rain days = 2.5 | Nov rain days = 0.5 | Dec rain days = 0.1 | year rain days = 57.3 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 42 | Feb humidity = 39 | Mar humidity = 36 | Apr humidity = 31 | May humidity = 27 | Jun humidity = 53 | Jul humidity = 72 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 71 | Oct humidity = 60 | Nov humidity = 51 | Dec humidity = 44 |year humidity = 50 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department<ref>{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 }}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Brahmapuri Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 157–158 | access-date = 3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes> {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M140 | access-date = 3 April 2020}}</ref> }}
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