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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DIPALI NAVASU TARE
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- LGD code
- 551938
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population
- 1,028
- Households
- 208
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1056 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 430
Census 2011 · in context
How Akhar compares
By population, Akhar ranks #58 of 109 villages in Jawhar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.2%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Akhar
- 48.2%
- Jawhar mandal
- 45.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,056
+29 vs mandal average
- Akhar
- 1,056
- Jawhar mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Akhar
- 4.9
- Jawhar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Akhar at a glance
Akhar is a village of 1,028 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 58th-largest of 109 villages in Jawhar taluka. Literacy is 48%, 3 points above the taluka average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,056 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 401603, served by Jawhar post office; the LGD village code is 551938. The sarpanch is DIPALI NAVASU TARE, and the village votes in Yevla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Bhujbal. The population is estimated at 1,212 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akhar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAWHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 117
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 222.03
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 33.92
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Akhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Akhar
- LGD code
- 551938
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,028
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,212
- Households
- 208
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1056
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dindori
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yevla
- Member of Parliament
- Bhaskar Bhagare
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhagan Bhujbal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DIPALI NAVASU TARE
- Block / Mandal
- Jawhar
- Nearest police station
- City Police Station (21.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- Rawande post office (11.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Yeola (21.0 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)