Tirora

Tiroda
तिरोडा
Tirora
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 (2011)[1]
  Total 25,181
Languages
  Official Marathi , Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 441911
Vehicle registration MH-35
Nearest city Tumsar and Gondia

Tirora (also spelled as Tiroda)(Marathi: तिरोडा) is a city and a municipal council in Gondia district of Maharashtra, India.

Demographics and industry

As of 2011 India census,[2] Tirora had a population of 25,181. 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.[3]/

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