Bramhapuri

Bramhapuri is a city and municipal council in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the second largest city in the district after Chandrapur.GeographyBramhapuri is one of the six divisions located in the northeastern part of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra at and has an average elevation of 229.5 metres (753 feet). Bramhapuri is a vidhan sabha constituency.DemographicsAccording to 2001 Indian census, Bramhapuri had a population of 51,208. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bramhapuri has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 82% and female literacy of 69%. 12% of the population is under six years of age.HistoryBramhapuri was also a city in the Satavahana dynasty, with many burnt-brick houses, numerous glass beads and coins. 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.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