Kalyan-Dombivli Explained

Kalyan-Dombivli
Native Name Lang:Marathi
Settlement Type:Twin City
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Coordinates:19.2333°N 81°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thane
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Vacant (Administrator Rule)
Leader Title2:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name2:Vacant (Administrator Rule)
Leader Title3:Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Leader Name3:Dr. Bhausaheb Dangade
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:137.15
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MH-05
Website:kdmc.gov.in

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.

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

As of 2011 India census, Kalyan-Dombivli had a population of 1,246,381. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kalyan-Dombivli has an average literacy rate of 98.06%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 98.11%, and female literacy is 95.73%. In Kalyan-Dombivli, 9.47% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kalyan-Dombivli is also considered one of the fastest developing city after Navi Mumbai.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli among 5 in state to make it to smart city list. Times of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20160929205349/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Thane-Kalyan-Dombivli-among-5-in-state-to-make-it-to-smart-city-list/articleshow/54433975.cms. 29 September 2016. live. dmy-all.