Jawhar taluka is located 70 km east of Palghar district. Most of the population of this taluka is tribal. Most of the area of this taluka is covered with forest and hilly valleys. The geographical area of the taluka is 85806 hectares, out of which 7000 hectares are under paddy cultivation, 4900 hectares are under rice cultivation, 4300 hectares are under rice cultivation, 2403 hectares are under rice cultivation and 843 hectares are under rice cultivation. The average rainfall in the taluka is 2500 to 3000 mm. The population of the taluka is 1,40,187. Out of which 1,28,147 are rural and 12040 are urban (Municipal Council-Jawhar). The taluka headquarters is Jawhar and it is situated at an altitude of 1600 feet above sea level. This taluka has 2 Gramdan Mandals, 48 Gram Panchayats and 109 revenue villages including 1 deserted village. According to the 2011 census, the total population is 1,28,147. Out of which, 63206 are males and 64941 are females. The Scheduled Tribe population is rural and 124259 are Scheduled Caste population is rural and 516 are males. Jawhar taluka is bordered by Mokhada taluka to the east, Dahanu taluka to the west, Wada taluka to the south and Talasari taluka and Gujarat state to the north. All three seasons, summer, monsoon and winter, are mainly felt in this taluka. Since most of this taluka is mountainous and hilly, rice, nagli, warai are the main crops here, along with tur, urid and khurasani etc. crops are grown. Also, as a supplementary agriculture, Mogra cultivation, floriculture, brinjal, chilli, tomato, cashew, mango and mulberry are cultivated. Mogra is supplied to the Mumbai market every day from this taluka. There is a Khadkhar dam in the taluka. Jawhar city is blessed with historical heritage and Jai Vilas Palace, Shirpamaal and Bopadgad are historical places. Hanuman Point-Jawhar, Sunset Point Jawhar, Dabhosa Waterfall, Kalmandvi Waterfall, Dombzhara are known as tourist places. Also, Khandoba Yatra Jawhar, Vijayadashami Utsav Jawhar, Shiv Mandir Yatra Balkapra and Devtali Yatra Jamsar are held in this taluka. In Jawhar taluka, there are Khanderao Temple Jawhar, Hanuman Temple Jawhar, Ram Temple Jawhar, Mahadev Temple Jawhar, Ambika Mata Temple Jawhar, Shiv Temple Balkapara, Ram Temple Kadachimet, Vitthal Temple Jawhar, Swami Samarth Temple Jawhar, Shani Temple Jawhar. The taluka has a large number of tribal communities such as Warli, Konkana, Katkari, Dhorkoli, K. Thakur, Mahadev Koli, Malhar Koli. The world famous Warli painting, paper mustache (paper art), and masks of gods and goddesses are made in the village of Ramkhind in this taluka.