Kalyan-Dombivli
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Kalyan-Dombivli | |
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| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Website | kdmc.gov.in |
Kalyan-Dombivli is a twin city and it comes under Mumbai Metropolitan Region and it is a
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1901 | 10,749 | — |
| 1911 | 12,600 | +17.2% |
| 1921 | 17,829 | +41.5% |
| 1931 | 26,291 | +47.5% |
| 1941 | 31,356 | +19.3% |
| 1951 | 67,006 | +113.7% |
| 1961 | 104,981 | +56.7% |
| 1971 | 178,404 | +69.9% |
| 1981 | 343,167 | +92.4% |
| 1991 | 1,014,557 | +195.6% |
| 2001 | 1,193,512 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 1,247,327 | +4.5% |
| Source: Government of India[2] | ||
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.
References
- ^ "Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli among 5 in state to make it to smart city list". Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Census Tables". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Kalyan and Dombivali Population 2011". census2011.
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