Marandahalli Explained

Marandahalli
Settlement Type:Panchayat town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.4°N 78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Kongu Nadu
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Dharmapuri
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:Panchayat
Elevation M:581
Population Total:12451
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:636806

Marandahalli is a panchayat town Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the northern part of the district.

Geography

Marandahalli is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 581 metres (1906 feet). Marandahalli is located 40 km from Dharmapuri and 80 km from Bengaluru, 60km from Hosur and 9km from palacode. 10km from Iyyanar kottai. and 15km from Bettamugilalam.

There is also a river called "Sanakumara Nadhi" passing through this small town and that finally joins with Cauvery river at Hogenakkal.

Demographics

India census,[2] Marandahalli had a population of 10,000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Marandahaālli has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 55%. In Marandahalli, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The main industry is farming. More than 50% of land is coconut trees. Other farming activity like paddy, sugarcane, bananas, and tomato are also cultivated. Rainfed lands are used for groundnut cultivation.Well water is largely used for irrigation. Tamil, Telugu and Kannada are widely spoken in the region.

Marandahalli and around this town has many tiny industries to manufacture coconut thread, coir, coconut powder. Also Ponmudi Theater, Angalamman Temple, CSI Zion church, Hatsun Agro Products Pvt Ltd Has a plant near by this town.

Politics

Marandahalli is currently under the Palacode Legislative Assembly Constituency.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Marandahalli.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Marandahalli
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.