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About Jawhar Rural Village

Jawhar Rural is a large village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,807, made up of 1,355 males and 1,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1860.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawhar Rural Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawhar Rural village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 1860.3 hectares
Population 2,807
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawhar Rural compares

By the 2011 count Jawhar Rural is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 1860.3 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Jawhar Rural

Jawhar Rural is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jawhar Rural as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jawhar Rural from other places

Jawhar Rural lies about 84 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jawhar Rural
Tehsil headquarters Jawhar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Umbermali 38 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 43 km
District headquarters Thane 84 km

Villages closest to Jawhar Rural

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jawhar Rural

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawhar Rural village had a population of 2,807. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Jawhar Rural village has 1,355 males and 1,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawhar Rural has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Jawhar Rural is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawhar Rural covers 1860.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawhar Rural falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jawhar Rural is Umbermali, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jawhar Rural.

Jawhar Rural is about 84 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawhar Rural is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Jawhar is about under 2 km away. Umbermali is about 38 km away. Igatpuri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juni Jawhar (under 2 km), Kasatwadi (4.3 km) and Dharampur (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jawhar Rural today is likely to be higher.

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