# Maranda Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Maranda

Maranda is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176102**. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 119 households**, the 120th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 503people (2011)
- 119households
- 89.9%literacy
- 176102PIN code

## Maranda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maranda is 176102.** Maranda falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176102
- Community development blockPanchrukhi
- Census village code011651

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maranda from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)2 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)2 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maranda?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Maranda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasoti
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maranda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 22% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maranda

Of every 100 households in Maranda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Maranda · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**10%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**10%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maranda?

■ Maranda · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**912

Working population ****27.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 86.3% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 119 (87%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palampur

- Khatehr521 people
- Rachhiara519 people
- Bohrkar512 people
- Sulah Kasba504 people
- Panapari Khas501 people
- Chaudrehr500 people
- Gadiara500 people
- Kailashpur497 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maranda?176102
- How far is Maranda from Dharmsala?2 km by road
- What is the population of Maranda?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maranda in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maranda?89.9% (Census 2011)