Jawhar Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Thane district, Maharashtra

Jawhar Taluka of Thane district has a total population of 140,187 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 69,333 are males while 70,854 are females. In 2011 there were a total 29,099 families residing in Jawhar Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Jawhar Taluka is 1,022.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.6% people live in Urban areas while 91.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.9% while that in rural areas is 54.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jawhar Taluka is 965 while that of Rural areas is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jawhar Taluka is 23284 which is 17% of the total population. There are 11655 male children and 11629 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jawhar Taluka is 998 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Jawhar Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Jawhar Taluka is 57.42%. The male literacy rate is 54.48% and the female literacy rate is 41.43% in Jawhar Taluka.

Population
140,187
Literacy
57.42%
Sex Ratio
1,022

To facilitate the administration, Jawhar Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 109 villages.

Jawhar Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,284 11,655 11,629
Literacy 57.42% 54.48% 41.43%
Scheduled Caste 1,445 715 730
Scheduled Tribe 128,462 63,280 65,182
Illiterate 73,059 31,563 41,496

Caste-wise Population - Jawhar Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.6% of total population in Jawhar Taluka of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,445 715 730
Schedule Tribe 128,462 63,280 65,182

Religion-wise Population - Jawhar Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,318 (96.53%) 66,870 68,448
Muslim 3,463 (2.47%) 1,723 1,740
Christian 31 (0.02%) 16 15
Sikh 15 (0.01%) 9 6
Buddhist 679 (0.48%) 331 348
Jain 28 (0.02%) 14 14
Other Religion 64 (0.05%) 31 33
No Religion Specified 589 (0.42%) 339 250

Literacy Rate - Jawhar Taluka

Average literacy rate of Jawhar Taluka in 2011 were 57.42% in which, male and female literacy were 65.48% and 49.57% respectively. Total literate in Jawhar Taluka were 67,128 of which male and female were 37,770 and 29,358 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jawhar Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Jawhar Taluka is 1,022 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,022 females in Jawhar Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 998 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,022 ) of Jawhar Taluka.


Child Population - Jawhar Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 23,284 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jawhar Taluka. Out of which 11,655 were male while 11,629 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jawhar Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,724 families under Jawhar Taluka living in urban areas while 2,724 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.6% of total population of Jawhar Taluka lives in Urban areas while 91.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,443 while that in rural regions is 21,841.

Total Urban Rural
Population 140,187 12,040 128,147
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,284 1,443 21,841
Schedule Caste 1,445 929 516
Schedule Tribe 128,462 4,203 124,259
Literacy 57.42% 88.9% 54.28%
Sex Ratio 1,022 965 1,027

Working Population - Jawhar Taluka

In Jawhar Taluka out of total population, 70,561 were engaged in work activities. 63.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70,561 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,545 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,223 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,569 24,761 19,808
Cultivators 18,545 9,775 8,770
Agriculture Labourer 19,223 10,008 9,215
Household Industries 574 329 245
Other Workers 6,227 4,649 1,578
Marginal Workers 25,992 12,029 13,963
Non Working 69,626 32,543 37,083

Nearby Talukas from Jawhar Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Jawhar Taluka in Thane district.


Jawhar Taluka Map


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