Kalyan-Dombivali

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?Kalyan-Dombivali Maharashtra • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Thane
Population	1,193,266 (2001)

Kalyan-Dombivali is a city and a municipal corporation in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed in 1982 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivali. The municipal corporation has a population 1,193,266 (2001 census).

Due to its highly educated population it is often called the second cultural capital of Maharashtra after Pune. Kalyan was famous as a port since ancient times. Records of its existence as a premier port in the region have been found in ancient Greek manuscripts.

Dombivli station is about 48 km from CST station along the central railway and is connected to all parts of Maharashtra by rail as well as road. Kalyan is one of the most important junctions in India with most of the outstation trains stopping at it. Nearest airport is Mumbai airport which is 40 km away.

In this muncipal area there are number of villages close to kalyan such as Mohone,shahad, Titwala, etc.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Kalyan-Dombivali had a population of 1,193,266. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalyan-Dombivali has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Kalyan-Dombivali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.