Kawai, Rajasthan

Kawai Salpura
Town
Kawai Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Kawai Kawai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°45′27″N76°42′44″E / 24.7575083°N 76.7122933°E / 24.7575083; 76.7122933
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Baran
Elevation	313.64 m (1,029.00 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,900
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]

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]}

Education

Institute

Schools in Kawai are either "government schools" (run by the Rajasthan Government) or private schools (run by trusts or individuals), which in some cases receive financial aid from the government. The schools are affiliated with either of the following boards:

• Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer (RBSE)
• The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
• The Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE)

Misconduct in schools

Main article: PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School Kawai

A 15-year-old student, Sunil Meena, was brutally beaten by his physical education teacher, Ravi Bindal, at PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School in Kawai, Baran district, India. The incident occurred while Sunil was going to get a drink of water during prayer time. He was kicked and punched by the teacher, resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The teacher was suspended and posted to CBEO Dug and will be paid only half salary as subsistence allowance. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

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. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

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. Bhaskar, Dainik (12 March 2025). "कवाई पीएम श्री स्कूल में पिछले दिनों छात्र से मारपीट के मामले में जांच में दोषी मिलने पर की कार्रवाई". Dainik Bhaskar.
4. "Baran News: पीएम श्री विद्यालय में दलित छात्र को पानी पीना पड़ा भारी, पीटीआई ने कर दी बेरहमी से पिटाई, नाजुक हालत में इलाज जारी". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 10 February 2025. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
5. "पानी पीने पर पिटाई? बारां स्कूल में PTI की क्रूरता का शिकार हुआ दलित छात्र, सड़क पर पटक-पटक कर पीटा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
6. "राजस्थान में दलित छात्र के साथ फिर दिखी शिक्षक की दरिंदगी, पानी-पीने की बात पर सड़क पर पटक-पटक कर पीटा". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
7. "Power generation thermal". www.adanipower.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
8. "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.