Tirora

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'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiroda Thermal Power Plant {{!}} Adani Power Limited |url=https://www.adanipower.com/operational-power-plants/tiroda-maharashtra |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.adanipower.com |language=en}}</ref> The nearest airport is Birsi (Gondia).

==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

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==Industry== 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2758461.ece | title=Tiroda plant to help Adani Power cushion 'losses' in Gujarat | newspaper=The Hindu | date=29 December 2012 | accessdate=28 February 2013 | author=Bose, Pratima Ranjan}}</ref>

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{{Geographic Location |Centre = Tirora |North = |Northeast = Balaghat(Madhya Pradesh) |East = Gondia |Southeast = |South = Sakoli |Southwest = |West = Tumsar(Bhandara district) |Northwest = }} {{Gondia district topics}}

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