Dahanu

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pushpin_label_positionright
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Maharashtra
subdivision_name2Palghar
established_title
governing_body1) Assistant Collector Sub Division Dahanu
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km218.20
elevation_m9.88
population_totalAround 80000 (DMC limits)
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2305
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_title2Others
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
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area_code02528
area_code_typeTelephone code
registration_plateMH 04, MH 48
website
demographics1_info1Marathi
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  1. Tahsildar & Executive Magistrate Dahanu
  2. Mr. Bharat B. Rajput, Dahanu municipal President | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 18.20 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 9.88 | population_total = Around 80000 (DMC limits) | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 305 | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_title2 = Others | timezone1 = 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 = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Marathi ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/beach-new.jpg" caption="Sunset at Parnaka Beach"] ::

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Dahanu (Pronunciation: [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.

Dahanu Thermal Power Station

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Dahanu Thermal Power Station (DTPS) 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.

DTPS 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

Geography

Dahanu is located at . It has an average elevation of 9.89 metres.

Climate

Climate | location = Dahanu (1991–2020, extremes 1943–present) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 35.6 | Feb record high C = 38.6 | Mar record high C = 40.9 | Apr record high C = 40.6 | May record high C = 40.4 | Jun record high C = 39.2 | Jul record high C = 36.9 | Aug record high C = 33.6 | Sep record high C = 36.7 | Oct record high C = 38.9 | Nov record high C = 37.8 | Dec record high C = 36.9 | year record high C = 40.9 | Jan high C = 27.8 | Feb high C = 28.9 | Mar high C = 31.3 | Apr high C = 33.1 | May high C = 34.4 | Jun high C = 33.1 | Jul high C = 30.8 | Aug high C = 30.3 | Sep high C = 31.1 | Oct high C = 33.3 | Nov high C = 32.7 | Dec high C = 30.0 | year high C = 31.4 | Jan low C = 17.1 | Feb low C = 18.4 | Mar low C = 21.3 | Apr low C = 24.4 | May low C = 27.4 | Jun low C = 27.1 | Jul low C = 26.1 | Aug low C = 25.7 | Sep low C = 25.1 | Oct low C = 24.1 | Nov low C = 21.7 | Dec low C = 18.7 | year low C = 23.0 | Jan record low C = 8.3 | Feb record low C = 8.8 | Mar record low C = 12.8 | Apr record low C = 17.8 | May record low C = 19.9 | Jun record low C = 15.0 | Jul record low C = 18.4 | Aug record low C = 20.6 | Sep record low C = 20.8 | Oct record low C = 17.2 | Nov record low C = 12.8 | Dec record low C = 10.0 | year record low C = 8.3 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 0.2 | Feb rain mm = 0.1 | Mar rain mm = 0.3 | Apr rain mm = 0.0 | May rain mm = 3.5 | Jun rain mm = 456.3 | Jul rain mm = 787.5 | Aug rain mm = 484.8 | Sep rain mm = 349.2 | Oct rain mm = 43.0 | Nov rain mm = 8.4 | Dec rain mm = 1.3 | year rain mm = 2134.6 | Jan rain days = 0.1 | Feb rain days = 0.0 | Mar rain days = 0.0 | Apr rain days = 0.1 | May rain days = 0.5 | Jun rain days = 12.1 | Jul rain days = 20.9 | Aug rain days = 18.7 | Sep rain days = 11.6 | Oct rain days = 2.6 | Nov rain days = 0.4 | Dec rain days = 0.2 | year rain days = 67.3 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 67 | Feb humidity = 64 | Mar humidity = 62 | Apr humidity = 64 | May humidity = 67 | Jun humidity = 76 | Jul humidity = 84 | Aug humidity = 83 | Sep humidity = 78 | Oct humidity = 70 | Nov humidity = 67 | Dec humidity = 66 |year humidity = 71 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230629141810/https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=43001 | archive-date = 29 June 2023 | url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=43001 | title = Station: Dahanu Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 219–220 | access-date = 3 April 2020 | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M141 | access-date = 3 April 2020}}

Demographics

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%.

References

References

  1. "Hurdles for Wadhawan port (Rewas)". Bloomberg Quint.
  2. "Reliance Energy LTD.".
  3. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Dahanu, India".
  4. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  5. (15 July 2015). "51st REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].

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