JAWHAR,, a native state of India (Thana Agency), in the Konkan division of Bombay, situated among the lower ranges of the western Ghats. Area 310 sq.m. Pop. (1931) 57,261; there is no tribute. The chief, who is a Koli by caste, traces back his descent to 1343. The chief crops are rice and millet. The prin cipal village is that of Jawhar (pop. 2,722).