Jawhar Tehsil - Palghar District, Maharashtra

Jawhar is an administrative tehsil in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Jawhar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Block And Catch Siding Cabine No.2, while the nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 80.3 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 620 km², including 616.69 km² rural area and 3.52 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1021 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Jawhar Tehsil

Jawhar Tehsil has a total of 109 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aadkhadak	Rural	Kasatwadi
2	Aakare	Rural	Aakare
3	Aalemet	Rural	Hiradpada
4	Aaptale	Rural	Aaptale
5	Aayare	Rural	Aayare
6	Aine	Rural	Aaina
7	Akhar	Rural	Sakur
8	Anantanagar	Rural	Kogada
9	Barwadpada	Rural	Barwadpada
10	Behedpada	Rural	Vavar
11	Bhagada	Rural	Daskod
12	Bharasatmet	Rural	Gorthan
13	Bhuritek	Rural	Bhuritek
14	Bopdari	Rural	Ruighar
15	Borale	Rural	Borale
16	Chambharshet	Rural	Chambharshet
17	Chandragaon	Rural	Jamsar
18	Chandranagar	Rural	Kogada
19	Chandrapur	Rural	Aaptale
20	Chauk	Rural	Chauk
21	Dabhalon	Rural	Dabhalon
22	Dabheri	Rural	Dabheri
23	Dabhose	Rural	Dabhosa Pipurna
24	Dadarkopara	Rural	Sarsun
25	Dahul	Rural	Dabheri
26	Daskod	Rural	Daskod
27	Dehare	Rural	Dehare
28	Dengachi Met	Rural	Dengachimet
29	Devgaon	Rural	Dehare
30	Dhadhari	Rural	Dhadhari
31	Dhanoshi	Rural	Dhanoshi
32	Dharampur	Rural	Khadakhad
33	Dongarwadi	Rural	Pathardi
34	Ganeshnagar	Rural	Kasatwadi
35	Gangapur	Rural	Aaptale
36	Garadwadi	Rural	Kasatwadi
37	Ghivanda	Rural	Ghivanda
38	Gorthan	Rural	Gorthan
39	Hade	Rural	Kasatwadi
40	Hateri	Rural	Hateri
41	Hiradpada	Rural	Hiradpada
42	Jambhulmatha	Rural	Dhadhari
43	Jamsar	Rural	Jamsar
44	Jawhar	Rural	Kasatwadi
45	Jayeshwar	Rural	Kasatwadi
46	Junijawhar	Rural	Juni Jawhar
47	Kadachimet	Rural	Dhanoshi
48	Kalamvira	Rural	Shiroshi
49	Kanadhatti	Rural	Nyahale Bk.
50	Kardhan	Rural	Dengachimet
51	Kasatwadi	Rural	Kasatwadi
52	Kashivali	Rural	Juni Jawhar
53	Kaulale	Rural	Koulale
54	Kayari	Rural	Kayari
55	Kelghar	Rural	Kelghar
56	Khadkhad	Rural	Khadakhad
57	Khambala	Rural	Talasari Kambala
58	Kharonda	Rural	Pimpalshet
59	Khidse	Rural	Aaina
60	Kirmira	Rural	Kirmira
61	Kogada	Rural	Kogada
62	Kortad	Rural	Kortad
63	Kuturvihir	Rural	Gorthan
64	Malghar	Rural	Hateri
65	Manmohadi	Rural	Aaina
66	Medha	Rural	Aaina
67	Medhe	Rural	Kortad
68	Morchachapada	Rural	Daskod
69	Nandgaon	Rural	Nandgaon
70	Nandnmal	Rural	Nyahale Kh.
71	Nyahale Bk.	Rural	Nyahale Bk.
72	Nyahale Kh	Rural	Nyahale Kh.
73	Ozar	Rural	Ozar
74	Palshin	Rural	Daskod
75	Pathardi	Rural	Pathardi
76	Pimpalgaon	Rural	Nyahale Bk.
77	Pimpalshet	Rural	Pimpalshet
78	Pimpurna	Rural	Dabhosa Pipurna
79	Poyshet	Rural	Hiradpada
80	Radhanagari	Rural	Nyahale Bk.
81	Rajewadi	Rural	Nandgaon
82	Ramnagar (Kasatwadi)	Rural	Kortad
83	Ramnagar (Savarpada)	Rural	Kasatwadi
84	Raytale	Rural	Raytale
85	Ruighar	Rural	Ruighar
86	Sakharshet	Rural	Sakharshet
87	Sakur	Rural	Sakur
88	Sarsun	Rural	Sarsun
89	Savarpada	Rural	Kortad
90	Shirasgaon	Rural	Koulale
91	Shiroshi	Rural	Shiroshi
92	Shivajinagar (Gorthan)	Rural	Gorthan
93	Shivajinagar (Zap)	Rural	Zap
94	Shrirampur	Rural	Nyahale Kh.
95	Shrirampur (Kaulale)	Rural	Nyahale Bk.
96	Shrirampur (Nyahale Bk)	Rural	Koulale
97	Suryanagar	Rural	Jamsar
98	Suryanagar (Sarsun)	Rural	Sarsun
99	Talasari	Rural	Talasari Kambala
100	Tilonda	Rural	Tilonda
101	Tuljapur	Rural	Dengachimet
102	Umbarkheda	Rural	Sakharshet
103	Vangani	Rural	Vavar
104	Vavar	Rural	Vavar
105	Vijaynagar	Rural	Khuded
106	Wadoli	Rural	Vadoli
107	Walwande	Rural	Valwanda
108	Winwal	Rural	Vinval
109	Zap	Rural	Zap

Population of Jawhar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Jawhar Tehsil has a total population of 1,40,187 people, consisting of 69,333 males and 70,854 females. There are 29,099 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 226 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,40,187	1,28,147	12,040
Male Population	69,333	63,206	6,127
Female Population	70,854	64,941	5,913
Total Households	29,099	26,375	2,724
Population Density	226 / km²	208 / km²	3,420 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 67,128 literate people and 23,284 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,445 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,28,462 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	23,284	21,841	1,443
Literate Population	67,128	57,707	9,421
Illiterate Population	73,059	70,440	2,619
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,445	516	929
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,28,462	1,24,259	4,203

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Jawhar (जव्हार)
District	Palghar
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Block And Catch Siding Cabine No.2
Total Area	620 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1021
Total Population (2011)	1,40,187
Density	226/km²
Total Villages	109

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