Dahanu
Dahanu (Pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ɖəɦaːɳuː]]]) is a coastal town and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is located 110 km from Mumbai city and hosts Adani Power’s thermal power station. It is the site of the approved Vadhawan Deep Water Port.
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Dahanu (Pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ɖəɦaːɳuː]]]) is a coastal town and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is located 110 km from Mumbai city and hosts Adani Power’s thermal power station. It is the site of the approved Vadhawan Deep Water Port.
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• Name — Dahanu • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Maharashtra • Subdivision Name2 — Palghar • Governing Body — 1) Assistant Collector Sub Division Dahanu 2) Tahsildar & Executive Magistrate Dahanu 3) Dahanu municipal • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 18.20 • Elevation M — 9.88 • Population Total — Around 80000 (DMC limits) • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — 305 • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Title2 — Others • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 401601, 401602,401603,401607,401608 • Area Code — 02528 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Registration Plate — MH 04, MH 48 • Website — www.dahanu.com/ • Demographics1 Info1 — Marathi • Illustration — Sunset at Parnaka Beach • Illustration — Traditional Dance Tarpa Statue, Sagar Naka, Dahanu
Dahanu Thermal Power Station
Dahanu Thermal Power Station
• Illustration — A view of Dahanu Thermal Power Station, Adani electricity Adani Dahanu Thermal Power Station (ADTPS) is a 500 MW (2 X 250 MW) coal-based thermal power station. The power plant was commissioned in 1995. DTPS is the first power utility to get both ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 certificates in India. Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) are installed to collect fly ash and minimize emissions to the atmosphere. ADTPS has installed a 275.34 m stack to ensure better dispersion of particulate matter. The stack has a diameter of 31.5 m at the bottom and a diameter of 16 m at the top, with two separate flues of 5.25 m diameter at the bottom and 4.75 m diameter at the top for each unit. This is the highest stack in Asia
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Dahanu is located at. It has an average elevation of 9.89 metres.
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As of 2011 India census, Dahanu has a population of 50,287. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dahanu has an average literacy rate of 71%: male literacy is 77% and, female literacy is 64%. In Dahanu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Among minority languages, Gujarati is spoken by 34.43% of the population and Hindi by 19.80%.
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