Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of

Ulhas River The Ulhas River is a river in Maharashtra, India. It is in the Thane, Raigad, and Pune districts of that state. It flows north and west from it source to where it splits into Vasai Creek and Thane Creek, near Thane. The Ulhas divides Sals ...

Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the c ...

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state in

Konkan division Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the central portions of the Konkani region, excluding Goa and Damaon, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisat ...

. It is governed by

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Kalyan-Dombivli, located in the Thane district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Municipal Corporations in India, municipal corporation consists of elected members ...

. Kalyan is a subdivision (

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) of

. Kalyan and its neighbouring township of

Dombivli Dombivli (pronunciation: �oːmbiʋliː is a suburban city located on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. One of the busiest railway stations of the Central Railway, D ...

jointly form

, abbreviated as KDMC. It is a founding city of the

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History

Kalyan, served as an important port in

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. Records of its existence as a port in the region have been found in ancient Greek manuscripts, particularly in ''

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''. However, Kalyan is not mentioned in Ptolemy's ''

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'' (c. 150 CE).

Demographics

The majority of Kalyan citizens are

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s and

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Climate

Kalyan is characterized by koppen classification Aw (tropical monsoon) with high rainfall during monsoon season and dry season year around. Because of Kalyan's proximity to the sea, it experiences greater diurnal temperature variations especially during winter when on some days the average high would reach 34°C with average lows near 14-15°C. Kalyan's humidity is also lower than Mumbai during winter season and pre summer (March-April) Though it has seen high dew points, particularly in the month of May with near to 30°C dew points. Kalyan receives heavy rainfall during June-September.

Transport

Kalyan Junction railway station Kalyan Junction is a major railway junction station on the central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, north-east o ...

is on the railway line between Mumbai and

Karjat Karjat (Pronunciation: əɾd͡zət̪ is a city administered under a Municipal Council in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and is located approximately from both Mumbai and Pune ...

Kasara Kasara is a census town in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. The town is located on the busy Mumbai– Nashik route, which is one of the four major routes that lead into Mumbai. Kasara is served by a railway station on the Mumbai Subur ...

. Kalyan has access to four railway stations on the Central line -

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Station, Vitthalwadi,

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Station and Kalyan Junction. Kalyan Junction serves as an important railway station for the people in and around

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Civic amenities

With a population of more than 700,000, Kalyan is a part of the

established in 1983, with municipalities of Kalyan, Dombivli,

Ambernath Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: �mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Thane district of Maharashtra and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Demographics In 2011, Ambarnath had a population of 253,475, with 132,582 M ...

and 81 other villages.

Government

KDMC is a municipal corporation in Thane district of Maharashtra State, India. The municipal corporation was formed in 1983 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivli. The municipal corporation has a population 15,18,762 citizens as per the 2011 census. Due to its highly educated population, it is often called the second cultural capital of Maharashtra after Pune. The corporation is governed by Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act 1949. The following authorities are given charge to implement the provisions of the act: * A corporation * A standing committee * Ward committees * Municipal commissioner Both the cities are divided into 122 wards. Municipal Corporation consists of Councillors elected directly at Ward Elections. The number and boundaries of the Wards into which the city is divided is specified by the State Election Commissioner. There are five Councillors nominated by the corporation. As per the provisions of the Act, the total number of Councillors is 121. The Corporation elects one of its members as the Mayor and another to be the Deputy Mayor.

Schools and colleges

* Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce * Mar Thoma Special School for Children in Need of Special Care

Gallery

File:KDMTBus.jpg, KDMT Buses File:Kalyan Railway Station During Floods.jpg, Kalyan Junction during the 26 July 2005 floods File:Kalyan Junction station on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway near Bombay LCCN2004707348.tif, Kalyan Junction File:Kalyan 1857.jpg, A post 1857 map by John Tallis focused on the events of the Rebellion. The author spells Kalyan as "KALYAN LANJA"/"Calliannee". File:Kalyan 1883.jpg, Letts's Popular Atlas, 1883 (Letts & Co., London), Spelled "Kalliannee". File:Kalyan 1885.jpg, Cram atlas map, 1885. Spelled as "Callian". File:Kalyan 1955.jpg, A documented map of Kalyan area 1955 from the US military. Spelled "Kalyan". File:Kala Talao 1.jpg, Kala Talao, a historic lake

Notable people

* Vishwanath Bhoir MLA, (Kalyan West) *

Tushar Deshpande Tushar Deshpande (born 15 May 1995) is an India cricketer who has played for Indian national cricket team. He debuted for Indian team in July 2024 against Zimbabwe. He has played for Mumbai in domestic cricket and for Rajasthan Royals in the In ...

Indian cricketer. (Fast bowler) * Pranav Dhanawade Indian cricketer. (Record holder for most runs 1009*) * Ganpat Gaikwad MLA, BJP (Kalyan East) *

Anandi Gopal Joshi Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi, (Marathi: ; 31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine along with Kadambini Ganguly. She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of British India to stu ...

first Indian female physician *

Gavin Packard Gavin Packard (8 June 1964 – 18 May 2012) was an Indian actor of Irish American descent, noted for the villainous roles he portrayed in many Bollywood films of the 1990s like Sadak, ''Mohra'', '' Tadipaar'' and '' Chamatkar''. He had also ac ...

Indian actor * Pramod Ratan Patil MLA, MNS (Kalyan Rural) *

Narendra Pawar Narendra Pawar (born 27 August 1969) is a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pawar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kalyan West (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2014. He is a first term member of the Mahara ...

Ex-MLA, BJP (Kalyan West) *

Lalit Prabhakar Lalit Prabhakar is an Indian film, television and theatre actor predominantly working in the Marathi film industry. He is best known for his role as Aditya Desai on the popular daily soap '' Julun Yeti Reshimgathi'' and his debut film as main ...

Indian actor *

Shrikant Shinde Shrikant Eknath Shinde (born 4 February 1987) is an Indian politician serving as a member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He represents the Kalyan constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party. He is the son of Ek ...

Member of Parliament (Kalyan)

References

External links

KDMC
Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation {{Authority control Cities and towns in Thane district Kalyan-Dombivli