Kalyan

Kalyan
Kalyan is located in Maharashtra
Kalyan
Kalyan
Location in Maharashtra, India
Kalyan is located in India
Kalyan
Kalyan
Kalyan (India)
Coordinates: 19°14′N 73°08′E / 19.24°N 73.13°E / 19.24; 73.13
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyKalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation
 • MayorVinita Rane (Shiv Sena)
 • Municipal CommissionerDr. Vijay Suryawanshi
 • Deputy MayorMoreshwar Bhoir (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Area
 • Total137.15 km2 (52.95 sq mi)
Elevation
8.84 m (29.00 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,246,381 (with Dombivli)
 • Rank29th
DemonymKalyankar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE
421301(Kalyan (West)) 421304 (Kalyan (S.O.)) 421306 (Kalyan (East))
Vehicle registrationMH-05
Sex ratio917 females/1000 males /
Literacy Rate93.06%
Lok Sabha constituencyKalyan
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKalyan
Civic agencyKalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation

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.

In Colonial India, the British Raj called the city Kallian, Cullian, or Calliannee.

Shivaji Maharaj visited Kalyan on 24th October 1657.