Jawahar taluka

Jawahar taluka is a taluka in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.[1]

## Thane district

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On 1 August 2014, the talukas of Mokhada, Jawahar, Talasari, Vikramgadh, Wada, Dahanu, Palghar and Vasai were separated from the erstwhile Thane district to form a new district Palghar.[2]

## Demographics

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Religions in Jawahar taluk (2011)[3]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 96.53%
Islam |

| 2.47%
Buddhism |

| 0.48%
Other or not stated |

| 0.52%

Jawahar taluka has a population of 140,187 according to the 2011 census. Jawahar had a literacy rate of 57.42% and a sex ratio of 1022 females per 1000 males. 23,284 (16.61%) are under 7 years of age. 12,040 (8.59%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1.03% and 91.64% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Jawahar taluk (2011)[5]

1. Marathi (82.22%)
2. Varli (9.84%)
3. Kokna (2.09%)
4. 'Other' Marathi (2.05%)
5. Hindi (1.51%)
6. Urdu (1.03%)
7. Others (1.26%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 82.22% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 9.84% Varli, 2.09% Kukna, and 1.51% Hindi and 1.03% Urdu as their first language. 2.05% of the population spoke 'Others' under Marathi.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. ^ Tembhekar, Chittaranjan; Sanjeev Shivadekar (14 June 2014). "Thane district will finally be split into 2 parts from August 15". Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
4. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Thane" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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Palghar district topics

History|

* Aparanta
* Fort Bassein
* Silhara dynasty
* Sopara
* Treaty of Bassein (1534)
* Treaty of Bassein (1802)

Geography|

* Ulhas River
* Vasai Creek
* Vaitarna

Cities and towns|

* Palghar
* Dahanu
* Boisar
* Saphale
* Mokhada
* Talasari
* Vada
* Vasai
* Vikramgad
* Virar

Culture|

* Warli
* Vadvali
* Samvedi
* Maharashtrian_Konkani

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Palghar

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Vikramgad
* Palghar
* Boisar
* Vasai
* Nalasopara
* Dahanu

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