Patoda Explained

Patoda
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Maharashtra, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:maharashtra
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Beed
Governing Body:Nagar Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:25000
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:414204
Blank1 Info Sec1:Beed
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:95%%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Beed
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Ashti Patoda Shirur (K.)
Blank5 Name Sec1:CIVIL AGENCY
Blank5 Info Sec1:NAGAR PANCHAYAT
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
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Patoda is a tehsil in Beed subdivision of Beed district, Maharashtra state, India. Patoda has historical and cultural importance, and it lies amidst other places which are of great interest to the tourists and history lovers.

Features

Paramount Solar Park is a solar energy park in Patoda. It is the largest private-sector solar park approved by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in India.[1] The park is spread over 2600acres. The park is proposed to have a capacity of 500 MW.[2] Maharashtra has received bids for tariffs of Rs 4.42 per kWh in 2016, and it is expected the rates will decrease by the time K. P. Power – Paramount Solar Park is completed.[3] It has Asia's first peacock sanctuary established in Naygaon. Also there is a famous waterfall at Sautada in Patoda Taluka.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: SECI - Statewise Solar Parks. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). 2018-09-14.
  2. Web site: SOLAR PARKS Accelerating the Growth of Solar Power in India . Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) . 2016-01-01 . 2018-09-14.
  3. News: Solar projects in Maharashtra receive Rs 4.42 per unit bid . Sengupta . Debjoy . 2016-09-23 . 2016-09-26.