Maranda, India

Maranda
Maranda,Palampur
Maranda

Location in Himachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 32°07′00″N 76°32′00″E / 32.1167°N 76.5333°E / 32.1167; 76.5333Coordinates: 32°07′00″N 76°32′00″E / 32.1167°N 76.5333°E / 32.1167; 76.5333
Country  India
State Himachal Pradesh
Region North India
District Kangra
Elevation 1,472 m (4,829 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 4,006
Languages
  Official Kangri language, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 176102
Literacy 78%%
Climate ETh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature −4 °C (25 °F)

Maranda is a small business center on the Kangra district[1] of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district.[2]

Maranda is related to Palampur and is a green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they 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 mild climate.

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Notes and references

  1. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. Details of Post Office MARANDA, KANGRA

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