Kalyan-Dombivli
Place in Maharashtra, India
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Kalyan-Dombivli is a twin city and it comes under Mumbai Metropolitan Region and it is a municipal corporation with its headquarters located in Kalyan in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed in 1982 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivli. Kalyan has a history of over 700 years. Kalyan is also a major Railway Junction for the trains operating in Central Railway.
Kalyan-Dombivli | |
|---|---|
Twin City Mumbai Metropolitan Region | |
  Kalyan-Dombivli Location within Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates: 19°14′N 73°8′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Harshali Chaudhari ( SHS) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rahul Damle (BJP) |
| • Municipal Commissioner & Administrator | Mr.Abhinay Goyal |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,246,381 |
| • Density | 9,087.7/km2 (23,537/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Website | kdmc.gov.in |
In 2016, the government of India announced five cities of Maharashtra state for the Smart Cities project. Kalyan-Dombivli is one of them. The other four cities are Aurangabad, Nashik, Nagpur, and Thane.[1]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 10,749 | — |
| 1911 | 12,600 | +1.60% |
| 1921 | 17,829 | +3.53% |
| 1931 | 26,291 | +3.96% |
| 1941 | 31,356 | +1.78% |
| 1951 | 67,006 | +7.89% |
| 1961 | 104,981 | +4.59% |
| 1971 | 178,404 | +5.45% |
| 1981 | 343,167 | +6.76% |
| 1991 | 1,014,557 | +11.45% |
| 2001 | 1,193,512 | +1.64% |
| 2011 | 1,247,327 | +0.44% |
| Source: Government of India[2] | ||
As of the 2011 census official report, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation had 302,735 households and a population of 1,247,327. 121,122 (9.71%) were under the age of 7. Kalyan-Dombivli had a sex ratio of 920 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 91.37% for those 7 years and above. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 121,897 (9.77%) and 36,864 (2.96%) of the population respectively. Kalyan-Dombivli is also considered one of the fastest developing city after Navi Mumbai.[4]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India in the residual district, 59.50% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 15.30% Hindi, 5.10% Gujarati, 3.56% Urdu, 2.95% Malayalam, 1.95% Tamil, 1.82% Kannada, 1.46% Bhojpuri, 1.29% Kutchi, 1.08% Marwari, 0.96% Telugu and 0.95% Bengali as their first language.[5]