Maranda
Maranda, MC Palampur
Suburb
Maranda is located in Himachal Pradesh
Maranda
Maranda
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Maranda is located in India
Maranda
Maranda
Maranda (India)
Coordinates: 32°07′00″N 76°32′00″E / 32.1167°N 76.5333°E / 32.1167; 76.5333
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
RegionNorth India
DistrictKangra
Elevation
1,472 m (4,829 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,006
Languages
  OfficialKangri language, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176102
Literacy78%%
ClimateETh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature−4 °C (25 °F)

Maranda is a suburb in Palampur City on the Kangra district[1] in Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district.[2]

Maranda is a suburb in Palampur which is a green hill station and a municipal Corporation in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests which merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes Palampur a special interest place. Abundance of water and proximity to the mountains has endowed it with a mild climate. The village has a railway station to hill station Palampur. The railway line is connected using narrow gauge tracks from Pathankot to Jogindernagar. Maranda is also known locally for a renowned Rotary eye hospital in the region.

See also

Notes and references

  1. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. Details of Post Office MARANDA, KANGRA

Further reading

  • Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). History of the Panjab Hill States, Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Pujab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter V Kangra State, pp. 99–198.
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