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Jawhar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this town in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population 12,040 people
Households 2,724 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.36% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 12,040 6,127 5,913 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,443 772 671 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,421 4,990 4,431 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 88.9% 93.18% 84.53% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 929 458 471 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 4,203 2,069 2,134 Total workersCensus workers 4,137 3,191 946 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.36% 52.08% 16% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,525 2,782 743 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 612 409 203 Non-workerspeople 7,903 2,936 4,967
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 2,724 households and 12,040 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.99% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.18% for males and 84.53% for females. Of 4,137 workers, 85.21% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 65 24 Agricultural labourers 57 109 Household industry workers 121 23 Other workers 3,282 456
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Jawhar (M Cl) 517 04160 12,040
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 8,875 73.71% Muslim 2,700 22.43% Christian 20 0.17% Sikh 7 0.06% Buddhist 377 3.13% Jain 7 0.06% Other religions and persuasions 47 0.39% Religion not stated 7 0.06%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 984 · checked 2026-11-09.
Municipal wards in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Published ward rows Ward Residents Households Ward 1 816 181 Ward 2 1,061 237 Ward 3 274 49 Ward 4 731 170 Ward 5 708 164 Ward 6 361 79 Ward 7 216 43 Ward 8 382 85 Ward 9 305 78 Ward 10 472 110 Ward 11 369 83 Ward 12 272 71 Ward 13 689 157 Ward 14 1,112 279 Ward 15 352 90 Ward 16 190 52 Ward 17 553 120 Ward 18 613 126 Ward 19 173 42 Ward 20 229 50 Ward 21 195 40 Ward 22 114 25 Ward 23 167 40 Ward 24 604 135 Ward 25 741 136 Ward 26 341 82
Source: Thane PCA town and ward workbook · Original workbook · checked 2026-11-09.