Marandahalli is a panchayat town

Dharmapuri district Dharmapuri is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil-Nadu, India. It is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then-Salem district on 2 October 1965. Dharmapuri District is one of t ...

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. Located in the northern part of the district.

Geography

Marandahalli is located at . It has an average elevation of 581

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). Marandahalli is located 40 km from Dharmapuri and 80 km from Bengaluru, 60km from

Hosur Hosur is an industrial city located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Hosur is one of the municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, southeast of Bengaluru and west of Chennai, the state ...

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

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, 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 Palacode (also known as Palakodu or Palacode) is a panchayat town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Palakkodu is located at . It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet). Demographics Ind ...

Legislative Assembly Constituency.

References

{{Dharmapuri district Cities and towns in Dharmapuri district