Jawhar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Jawhar is a Municipal Council city situated in Jawhar taluka of Thane district. The Jawhar city is divided into 26 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,724 families residing in the Jawhar city. The total population of Jawhar is 12,040 out of which 6,127 are males and 5,913 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jawhar is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jawhar city is 1443 which is 12% of the total population. There are 772 male children and 671 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jawhar is 869 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jawhar is 88.9%. Thus Jawhar has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 93.18% and the female literacy rate is 84.53% in Jawhar.

Jawhar Municipal Council has total administration over 2,724 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jawhar Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jawhar Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,443 772 671
Literacy 88.9% 81.4% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 929 458 471
Scheduled Tribe 4,203 2,069 2,134
Illiterate 2,619 1,137 1,482

Caste-wise Population - Jawhar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.9% of total population in Jawhar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 929 458 471
Schedule Tribe 4,203 2,069 2,134

Religion-wise Population - Jawhar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jawhar is 8,875 which is 73.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jawhar is 2,700 which is 22.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jawhar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,875 (73.71%) 4,521 4,354
Muslim 2,700 (22.43%) 1,370 1,330
Christian 20 (0.17%) 11 9
Sikh 7 (0.06%) 5 2
Buddhist 377 (3.13%) 186 191
Jain 7 (0.06%) 5 2
Other Religion 47 (0.39%) 24 23
No Religion Specified 7 (0.06%) 5 2

Literacy Rate - Jawhar

The total literacy rate of Jawhar was 88.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 9,421 literates, males were 4,990 while females were 4,431. Also the male literacy rate was 93.18% and the female literacy rate was 84.53% in Jawhar.

  Jawhar Maharashtra
Female 84.53% 75.87%
Male 93.18% 88.38%
Total 88.9% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Jawhar

The Sex Ratio of Jawhar is 965. Thus per every 1000 men there were 965 females in Jawhar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 869 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Jawhar.

Child Population - Jawhar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,443 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jawhar. Out of which 772 were male while 671 were female.

Working Population - Jawhar

In Jawhar Municipal Council out of total population, 4,137 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,137 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,525 2,782 743
Cultivators 65 45 20
Agriculture Labourer 57 38 19
Household Industries 121 88 33
Other Workers 3,282 2,611 671
Marginal Workers 612 409 203
Non Working 7,903 2,936 4,967

Jawhar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jawhar is further divided into 26 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 816 73.5% 1,000
2 Ward No - 2 1,061 77.1% 968
3 Ward No - 3 274 85% 473
4 Ward No - 4 731 82.4% 1,335
5 Ward No - 5 708 79% 883
6 Ward No - 6 361 80.3% 973
7 Ward No - 7 216 72.2% 1,057
8 Ward No - 8 382 88.7% 990
9 Ward No - 9 305 88.2% 993
10 Ward No - 10 472 71.6% 1,009
11 Ward No - 11 369 82.1% 1,171
12 Ward No - 12 272 84.2% 1,211
13 Ward No - 13 689 70.4% 963
14 Ward No - 14 1,112 73.6% 972
15 Ward No - 15 352 86.1% 913
16 Ward No - 16 190 86.8% 1,021
17 Ward No - 17 553 89.3% 982
18 Ward No - 18 613 74.7% 880
19 Ward No - 19 173 76.3% 989
20 Ward No - 20 229 79.5% 1,120
21 Ward No - 21 195 82.6% 1,120
22 Ward No - 22 114 91.2% 869
23 Ward No - 23 167 75.4% 1,012
24 Ward No - 24 604 74.8% 905
25 Ward No - 25 741 78.1% 719
26 Ward No - 26 341 66.3% 1,042

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