Tirora

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Tiroda
City
Tiroda
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°24′26″N 79°55′57″E / 21.4072084°N 79.932575°E / 21.4072084; 79.932575Coordinates: 21°24′26″N 79°55′57″E / 21.4072084°N 79.932575°E / 21.4072084; 79.932575
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Gondia
Population (2001)
  Total 22,527
Languages
  Official Marathi , Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 441911
Nearest city Gondia

Tirora (also spelled as Tiroda) is a city and a municipal council in Gondiya district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Demographics and industry

As of 2001 India census,[1] Tirora had a population of 22,527. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tirora has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 67%. In Tirora, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The main business of the town is Rice Mill and Grain Trading. The railway station is 1 km from the town, situated on the Mumbai-Howrah Main Railway Line. It is 30 km from Tumsar and Gondia.

Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML),is 3 km form Tirora-Gondia state road. Adani power ltd get Coal from nearest railway station Kachewani. an 85.89% subsidiary of Adani Power Limited is implementing 3300 MW Thermal Power Station in Tirora.[2]/ By-Ganesh Pardhi.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  2. Bose, Pratima Ranjan (December 29, 2012). "Tiroda plant to help Adani Power cushion ‘losses' in Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved February 28, 2013. 


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