Kawai, Rajasthan

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Kawai
Salpura
Town
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Kawai
Location in Rajasthan, India
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Kawai
Kawai (India)
Coordinates: 24°45′27″N76°42′44″E / 24.7575083°N 76.7122933°E / 24.7575083; 76.7122933
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Elevation
313.64 m (1,029.00 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,900
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code 07451
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration Rj28

Kawai is a town in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located around 40 kilometers south of the Baran district. There are many facilities like a railway station, a hospital, schools, and markets, as well as roads for traffic.[1]

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Climate

The town has a dry climate except during monsoon season. The summer runs from March to mid-June, as in most parts of the country. The period from mid-June to September is the monsoon season, and the period from October to mid-November constitute the post-monsoon or retreating monsoon season. January is generally the coldest month with an average daily maximum temperature of 24.3 °C (75.8 °F), and an average daily minimum temperature of 10.6 °C (51.1 °F). Usually, the town has a dry climate except during monsoon season, when the weather becomes humid. The months from November to February constitute winter. The average rainfall experienced by the town is around 895.2 mm (35.2 inches). [1] [2]

Adani Power Plant

The plant is located at village Kawai in Atru Tehsil of Baran district in the state of Rajasthan. It is located at a distance of 16 km from Atru towards 50 km south of District headquarter of Baran and 300 km from State capital, Jaipur. [3] Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL) is the largest power producer plant in Rajasthan at a single location with a generation capacity of 1320 MW (2X660 MW). It is coal-based thermal power plant on supercritical technology. [4]

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References

  1. Weather, Kawai (6 March 2023). "Weather of Kawai Salpura". Accuweather.
  2. "Kawai Census Town City Population Census 2011-2023 | Rajasthan". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. "Power generation thermal". www.adanipower.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. "Adani Power fully commissions 1,320-MW Kawai project in Rajasthan". ibnlive.in.com. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.