Maranda, India
Maranda is a small business center on the Kangra district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district.
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.
Railway station to hill station Palampur is located in Maranda and known as Palampur railway station,this is connected to narrow gauge line from Pathankot to Jogindernagar. Maranda is also known locally for a renowned Rotary eye hospital in the region.