About Maranda Village

Maranda is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 250 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176102
Area (hectares)	43 hectares
Population	503
Male Population	250
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Maranda compares

By the 2011 count Maranda is the 110th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Maranda

Maranda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maranda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maranda from other places

Maranda lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maranda
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	4.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Maranda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Maranda

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranda village had a population of 503. That makes it the 110th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Maranda village has 250 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranda has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Maranda is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maranda covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maranda falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maranda is Palampur Himachal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maranda.

Maranda is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maranda is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.