Tawa is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Tawa | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Tawa Location in Maharashtra, India  Tawa Tawa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′16″N 72°56′35″E / 19.8710859°N 72.9431038°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,905 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551710 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Tawa has 289 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 65.21%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1905 | 1133 | 772 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 232 | 128 | 104 |
| Scheduled caste | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1773 | 1054 | 719 |
| Literates | 1091 | 788 | 303 |
| Workers (all) | 1059 | 641 | 418 |
| Main workers (total) | 808 | 569 | 239 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 295 | 178 | 117 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 97 | 60 | 37 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Main workers: Other | 401 | 322 | 79 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 251 | 72 | 179 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 77 | 39 | 38 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 140 | 20 | 120 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| Non-workers | 846 | 492 | 354 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.