Jawhar

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Jawhar
City
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The Jaivilas Palace
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Jawhar
Location of Jawhar in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 19°55′N73°14′E / 19.92°N 73.23°E / 19.92; 73.23
Country Flag of India.svg India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Founded byNayak Jayaba Mukne Koli king Of Jawhar State
Government
 • TypeMunicipal management
 • BodyMunicipal Council Jawhar
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
12,040
Languages
 • Official Marathi [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
401 603
Telephone code02520
Vehicle registration MH04 and MH48
Website https://jawhartourism.com

Jawhar is a city and municipal council in the Palghar district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city is a part of the Konkan division, and lies 100km north from Mumbai. Jawhar was the capital city of the erstwhile princely state of Jawhar, under the British Raj in Colonial India.

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Situated in the ranges of the Western Ghats, Jawhar is one of the few remaining tribal regions of Maharashtra and is known for its vibrant Warli paintings that are a characteristic landmark of the area. Established in 1918, Jawhar is one of the oldest municipal councils in the state of Maharashtra and tourist spot near Mumbai.

Maharaja Yashwantraoji Martandraoji Mukne, The last ruler of Jawhar who built Jai Vilas Palace, Seating at fourth chair in second row in the meeting of the Chamber of Princes in Delhi, 17 March 1941 Chamber of Princes 17-03-1941 detail.png
Maharaja Yashwantraoji Martandraoji Mukne, The last ruler of Jawhar who built Jai Vilas Palace, Seating at fourth chair in second row in the meeting of the Chamber of Princes in Delhi, 17 March 1941

History

The Jawhar state was founded by Raja Jayaba Mukne in 1343, with Jawhar as its capital. The state went through many transitions and lasted for over six hundred years until its accession into the Union of India in 1947. During the British Raj, as a princely state, it was a part of Bombay Presidency and had a 9-gun salute status. Although a capital city, Jawhar's development was largely neglected by successive rulers, due to a low revenue generation and haphazard organisation. However, Jawhar witnessed a significant development in the reign of Raja Patang Shah IV and subsequent rulers. Raja Patang Shah V (Yashswant Rao) Mukne was the last ruler of Jawhar before its formal integration in the Union of Indian in 1947. [2]

Geography

Jawhar is a hill station at 19°55′N73°14′E / 19.92°N 73.23°E / 19.92; 73.23 . Jawhar taluka is tropical and mostly surrounded by deciduous green plants. It has an average elevation of 447 metres (1466 feet). It is about 80 km from Nashik and about 145 km from Mumbai by road.

Climate

Jawhar has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with little to no rainfall from November to May and extremely heavy rainfall from June to September with moderate rainfall in October. About more than 3000mm of rainfall is recorded in Jawhar Region,a large amount of rainfall. It's significantly more than the average annual rainfall in many regions

Climate data for Jawhar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.5
(81.5)		28.8
(83.8)		31.5
(88.7)		33.3
(91.9)		33.7
(92.7)		31.0
(87.8)		27.8
(82.0)		27.6
(81.7)		28.3
(82.9)		30.6
(87.1)		30.2
(86.4)		28.6
(83.5)		29.9
(85.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)20.7
(69.3)		21.8
(71.2)		25.0
(77.0)		27.5
(81.5)		28.8
(83.8)		27.3
(81.1)		25.2
(77.4)		24.9
(76.8)		25.0
(77.0)		25.4
(77.7)		23.7
(74.7)		21.7
(71.1)		24.8
(76.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)14.0
(57.2)		14.9
(58.8)		18.5
(65.3)		21.7
(71.1)		23.9
(75.0)		23.7
(74.7)		22.7
(72.9)		22.2
(72.0)		21.7
(71.1)		20.3
(68.5)		17.2
(63.0)		14.8
(58.6)		19.6
(67.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		2
(0.1)		21
(0.8)		400
(15.7)		1,394
(54.9)		918
(36.1)		441
(17.4)		93
(3.7)		17
(0.7)		1
(0.0)		3,287
(129.4)
Source: [3]

Air Quality Index= Below 10 As its green zone of district by government

Notable sites

Jaivilas Palace

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Jai Vilas Palace

The Jai Vilas Palace is a historic neoclassical-style palace built by Raja Yashwant Rao Mukane. This palace is also known as Raj Bari and used to be a residential palace of the Mukne royal family. Built on a hill top, this palace blends Western and Indian architectural styles in majestic pink stones. The interiors of this palace display the rich culture and lifestyle of tribal kings of the Mukne family. The palace is surrounded by a garden with dense forest-like foliage, including many cashew trees.

The place is built in the Syenite stone, brought from a quarry at Sakhara, which is 12 km from its location. It is said that when the work of the palace was completed, the quarry from, which the stones were extracted was broken down and covered; the exact location of the quarry is lost in time. The Geological Department, of the Government of India has now taken up a task to locate it.

Hanuman Point

A view of the Jaivilas Palace from the Hanuman Point, Jawhar Jaivilas Palace from Hanuman Point, Jawhar.jpg
A view of the Jaivilas Palace from the Hanuman Point, Jawhar

Towards east of the city, nearly 1 to 2 km from the city center, there is an old temple of Maruti. This temple is known as Katya Maruti mandir due to a dark forest of cactus surrounding it. The temple is surrounded by valleys on three sides. The valley is nearly 500 feet deep. During renovation a view point was created near the temple, which is known as Hanuman Point. The valley is also known as Devkobacha Kada.

Dabhosa waterfall

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A scenic view of the Dahbosa Waterfalls during monsoon, Jawhar

Dabhosa- Dadarkopara -waterfall is only 18 km away from on Jawhar — Talasari — Silvasa Road. This waterfall is on Lendi river and on other side of river at Sarsun there is Dadarkopara Waterfall. The Dadarkopara fall usually gets dry during summer, therefore is also known as Suka (Dry) fall. The height of waterfall is about 300 feet. The water from Lendi river first flows in the flask shaped rock and from there it flows in 5 feet by 5 feet flask shaped open natural container made of rocks. The waterfalls are surround by straight mountains of height not less than 600 feet on both sides and are covered with medicinal plants.

Kal Mandavi Waterfall

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Kalmandvi Waterfall

The Kal Mandavi waterfall is about 100 meters in height and it flows throughout the year, and not just during the monsoons season. However, the most scenic views of the waterfall are during monsoon season. Jawhar to Kalmandi is approximately 5–6 km via Jawhar-Pawarpada-Zap road.

A waterfall near Dabhosa Waterfall, Jawhar Hiradpada Waterfall, Jawhar.jpg
A waterfall near Dabhosa Waterfall, Jawhar

Khad-Khad Dam

This is one of the major dams near Jawhar city. The excess water of dam flows through the huge rocks (just ahead the dam) which can be seen in a form of a waterfall. Forest department is starting paddle boating through parivartan SHG recognised by ITDP.[ citation needed ]

Shirpamal

The Shirpamal is a place of historical importance. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had stayed here over-night, en route to plunder Surat. This point was developed by Advocate R.P. Mukne, President of Jawhar Municipal Council in 1995. [4]

Administration

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Map of the region/Jawhar Talukas map

Jawhar is an administrative headquarters of Jawhar Taluka.

The sex ratio is greater in Jawhar because of most of male migrate for employment during some periods.

Notable people


References

  1. ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 23, page 299 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jawhar climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Jawhar weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Shirpamal | District Palghar, Government of Maharashtra | India".
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