Brahmapur, Odisha
Brahmapur
Berhampur | |
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From top; left to right: Ramalingeswar Park, Brahmapur Railway Station, Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur University, MKCG Medical College, Gopalpur Sea Beach and Gopalpur Port | |
Brahmapur Location in Odisha, India Brahmapur Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 19°18′54″N 84°47′39″E / 19.3150°N 84.7941°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| First settled | 1672 |
| Named after | Lord Brahmeshwar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) |
| • Mayor | Smt. Sanghamitra Dalei |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Shri Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke,IAS |
| • SP, Berhampur Police District | Saravana Vivek M, IPS |
| • Member of Parliament | Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJP) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | K. Anil Kumar (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 355,823 |
| • Density | 3,070/km2 (7,940/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Berhampuria |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 760001–760010 |
| Telephone code | 0680 |
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| Website | www www |
Brahmapur (pronounced [bɾɔhmɔpuɾ]; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. Known as the "Silk City" it is home to Odisha's one of the major and the oldest railway station. It ranks as the 4th most populous city of Odisha. Berhampur is also called the "food capital of Odisha".