Kalyan
Kalyan (Pronunciation: [kəljaːɳ]) is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) of Thane district. Kalyan and its neighbouring township of Dombivli jointly form Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, abbreviated as KDMC. It is a founding city of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Kalyan is the 7th biggest city in Maharashtra and 29th in India. Kalyan also serves as a major railway station for the trains bound to Mumbai and is a large junction separating two routes, one going Karjat and other Kasara.
Kalyan | |
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City Mumbai Metropolitan Region | |
| Coordinates: 19.24°N 73.13°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vinita Rane (Shiv Sena) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Dr. Vijay Suryawanshi |
| • Deputy Mayor | Moreshwar Bhoir (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.84 m (29.00 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,246,381 (with Dombivli) |
| • Rank | 29th |
| Demonym | Kalyankar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 421301(Kalyan (West)) 421304 (Kalyan (S.O.)) 421306 (Kalyan (East)) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Sex ratio | 917 females/1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 93.06% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Civic agency | Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation |
In Colonial India, the British Raj called the city Kallian, Cullian, or Calliannee.
- A post 1857 map by John Tallis focused on the events of the Rebellion. The author spells Kalyan as "KALYAN LANJA"/"Calliannee".
- Letts's Popular Atlas, 1883 (Letts & Co., London), Spelled "Kalliannee".
- Cram atlas map, 1885. Spelled as "Callian".
- A documented map of Kalyan area 1955 from the US military. Spelled "Kalyan".
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