Maranda,_India

Maranda, India

Maranda, India

Suburb in North India, Himachal Pradesh, India

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]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

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. [1]
    "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. [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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maranda,_India, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.