Brahampurਬਰਹਮਪੁਰ

Where is Brahampur?

Brahampur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030531, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 659 people in Brahampur: 335 men and 324 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 724 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 343 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.81 per cent and women at 74.56 per cent. The census recorded 207 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 199 main workers, the largest group, 165, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 9 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Brahampur's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 18 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Brahampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pattar Khurd, Fazalpur, Kotli Bagbana and Basrampur.

What is the population of Brahampur?

The population of Brahampur was 659 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Brahampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Brahampur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.