Tirora | |
Other Name: | Tiroda |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 21.4072°N 79.9326°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Vidarbha |
Subdivision Type3: | Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Nagpur |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Gondia |
Subdivision Name5: | Tiroda |
Subdivision Type5: | Taluka |
Established Date: | 1952 |
Government Type: | Municipal Council |
Governing Body: | Tirora Municipal Council |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 22 |
Elevation M: | 302 |
Population Total: | City :25181 (2011)Taluka :176254Gondia : 2nd |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 441911 |
Registration Plate: | MH-35 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07198 |
Website: | https://gondia.gov.in/en/tirora-tahsil/ |
Tirora (also spelled Tiroda) is a city and a municipal council in Gondia (Gondiya) district of Maharashtra, India. Adani Power Maharashtra Limited, Tirora is the largest coal based Thermal Power Plant in the state of Maharashtra, India. The plant has a capacity to generate 3300 MW power through its 5 units of 660 MW capacity each.[1]
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.
Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), is 3 km away from Tirora on Tirora-Gondia state road. Coal is transported to Adani power, Ltd through a railway which is connected to Kachewani Railway Station. Water is being used from nearby weir constructed on Wainganga River. An 85.89% subsidiary of Adani Power Limited is implementing 3300 MW Thermal Power Station in Tirora.[5]