Jawhar villageThis urbanAnd the sunJawhar Municipal Council came into existence in 1918. Most of the taluka is part of the Sahyadri plateau and is surrounded by mountains, hills and small and large rivers everywhere. Jawhar taluka is in the east of Palghar district and the place of Jawhar taluka is 70 km from Palghar. Jawhar taluka is bordered by Mokhada taluka in the east, Dahanu in the west, Wada taluka in the south and Talasari taluka and Gujarat state in the north. Most of the population of Jawhar taluka is tribal. Most of this taluka is covered with forest and hilly valleys. The geographical area of the taluka is 85806 hectares, of which rice, nagli, warai are the main crops, along with tur, urid and khurasani etc. crops are grown. Also, as supplementary agriculture, Mogra, horticulture, brinjal, chilli, tomato, cashew, mango and mulberry are cultivated. The average rainfall in the taluka is 2500 to 3000 mm. The population of the taluka is 1,40,187 as per the 2011 census.JawaharThe literacy rate in the taluka is 57.42%. There are a total of 3 revenue mandals in Wada taluka, includingJWho?, Jamsar, Sakharshet are included in this mandal.
The seat of the taluka is Jawhar and it is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level.It is situated at an altitude of 1600 feet. There are 2 Gramdan Mandals and 48 Gram Panchayats in this taluka and there are 109 revenue villages. Among them, there is 1 deserted village.
Jawhar State was the only state in the Bombay region before independence..The royal family of JawaharMahadev KoliThe community belonged to this group, hence in the dialect it is also called the Mahadev Kolya Empire – Jayahar. The last kings of this stateYashwantrao Martandrao MukaneThis was the case. The palace of the Mukane family in Jawhar taluka still stands in the mind.
A yatra is held on the day of Mahashivratri at Balkapara and Devtali Jamsar in Jawhar taluka.On this occasion, a large number of devotees come for darshan. Also, Shirpamal, which Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj visited while passing through Jawhar during his invasion of Surat, is still a place of honor.
Jawahar The taluka has a tribal population. Warli painting and Tarpa dance are the cultural identity of the taluka.
