Tawa, Dahanu

Tawa
village
Tawa Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Tawa Tawa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°52′16″N72°56′35″E / 19.8710859°N 72.9431038°E / 19.8710859; 72.9431038
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

Tawa is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

Demographics

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.