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{{Short description|City in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalyan
| settlement_type = [[City]]<br />[[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]
| image_skyline =
Kalyan Railway Yard, Kalyan, Maharashtra, India - panoramio (2).jpg
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.24|N|73.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and Territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thane district|Thane]]
| established_title = 
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Vinita Rane ([[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 137.15
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 8.84
| population_total = 1,246,381 (with [[Dombivli]])
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = [[List of most populous cities in India|29th]]
| population_demonym = Kalyankar
| demographics_type1 = [[Languages]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Official]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN CODE]]
| postal_code = 421301(Kalyan (West)) 421304 (Kalyan (S.O.)) 421306 (Kalyan (East))
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#MH.E2.80.94Maharashtra|MH]]-05
| unemployment_rate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 917 females/1000 males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| leader_title2 = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader_name2 = Dr. Indurani Jakhar
| leader_title3 = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name3 = Moreshwar Bhoir ([[Bharatiya Janata Party]])
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Literacy Rate]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 93.06%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Kalyan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kalyan]] which covers Kalyan East & Kalyan Rural Vidhansabha Constituencies, Bhiwandi Loksabha Constituency which covers Kalyan West Vidhansabha Constituency
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Kalyan East, Kalyan West, Kalyan Rural
| blank5_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation]]
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'''Kalyan''' (Pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[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]].

==History==
Kalyan served as an important port in [[Classical India]]. Records of its existence as a port in the region have been found in ancient Greek manuscripts, particularly in ''[[Periplus of the Erythraean Sea]]''. However, Kalyan is not mentioned in Ptolemy's ''[[Geography (Ptolemy)|Geography]]'' (c. 150 CE).<ref name="IGNOUBlock1">
{{cite book
| title = State and Society in South Asia: An Historical Introduction
| publisher = Indira Gandhi National Open University
| location = New Delhi
| year = 2021
| pages = 40, 48
| url = https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/67704/1/Block-1.pdf
| access-date = 2025-04-23
}}</ref>

The city has remains from the [[Mughal Empire]], [[Sultanate of Bijapur]], and the [[Maratha Empire]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Rede |first=Gayatri |date=December 2023 |title="Communities and Monuments: A Tale of Changed Settlement at Kalyan, Maharashtra, India." |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gayatri-Rede/publication/388091730_Communities_and_Monuments_A_Tale_of_Changed_Settlement_at_Kalyan_Maharashtra_India/links/678a02be98c4e967fa67053e/Communities-and-Monuments-A-Tale-of-Changed-Settlement-at-Kalyan-Maharashtra-India.pdf |journal=[[Heritage Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology]] |volume=11.2 |pages=722, 733 |via=ResearchGate}}</ref> The [[Durgadi Fort|Durgadi fort]], first constructed under Mughal rule, is one such example.<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
The majority of Kalyan citizens are [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Census - Religion (Maharashtra) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS}}</ref>

==Climate==
Kalyan is characterized by koppen classification Aw (tropical monsoon), with high rainfall during the 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 the 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.

{{Weather box
|location = Kalyan
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 29.3
|Feb high C = 33.7
|Mar high C = 34.6
|Apr high C = 35.7
|May high C = 34.7
|Jun high C = 31.9
|Jul high C = 29.8
|Aug high C = 29.3
|Sep high C = 30.1
|Oct high C = 32.9
|Nov high C = 33.4
|Dec high C = 32.0
|Jan low C = 14.6|Feb low C = 16.3
|Mar low C = 19.6
|Apr low C = 25.7
|May low C = 26.1
|Jun low C = 25.8
|Jul low C = 24.8
|Aug low C = 24.5
|Sep low C = 24.0
|Oct low C = 23.1
|Nov low C = 20.5
|Dec low C = 18.2
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 2.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 0.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 1.8
|May precipitation mm = 13.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 432.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 946.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 553.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 294.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 20.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 2.1

|source = [http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thane/Climate-%20table.html Government of Maharashtra]
|date = June 2012
}}

== Transport ==
[[Kalyan Junction railway station]] is on the railway line between Mumbai and [[Karjat]]/[[Kasara]]. Kalyan has access to four railway stations on the Central line - [[Thakurli]] Station, [[Vitthalwadi]], [[Shahad]] Station and '''Kalyan''' Junction. Kalyan Junction serves as an important railway station for the people in and around [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/mumbai-cst-bound-local-train-derails-near-kalyan-1-feared-dead_919143.html|title=Mumbai CST-bound local train derails near Kalyan, 1 killed|date=20 March 2014|work=Zee Media|publisher=Essel|access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref>

==Civic amenities==

With a population of more than 700,000, Kalyan is a part of the [[Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation]] established in 1983, with municipalities of Kalyan, Dombivli, [[Ambernath]] and 81 other villages.{{clarify|date=June 2018}}

==Government==
[[Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyan - Second cultural capital of Maharashtra |url=https://www.kalyanonline.in/guide}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.kalyancity.com/Govt_Offices.php| title=Government in Kalyan| author=kalyancity.com| publisher=kalyancity.com}}</ref>

=== Municipal finance ===
According to financial data published on the CityFinance Portal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kalyan–Dombivli Municipal Corporation Finance |url=https://www.cityfinance.in/municipal-data/city/kalyan-dombivli |publisher=CityFinance Portal, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref> the Kalyan–Dombivli Municipal Corporation reported total revenue receipts of ₹1,247 crore (US$150 million) and total expenditure of ₹1,195 crore (US$143 million) in 2022–23. Tax revenue accounted for about 39.1% of the total revenue, while the corporation received ₹298 crore in grants during the financial year.

==Schools and colleges==

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

== Gallery ==
<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 [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|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
</gallery>

== Notable people ==


* [[Vishwanath Bhoir]]{{ndash}} MLA, (Kalyan West)
* [[Tushar Deshpande]] {{ndash}} Indian cricketer. (Fast bowler)
* [[Pranav Dhanawade]] {{ndash}} Indian cricketer. (Record holder for most runs 1009*)
* [[Ganpat Gaikwad]]{{ndash}} MLA, BJP (Kalyan East)
* [[Anandi Gopal Joshi]] {{ndash}} first Indian female physician
* [[Gavin Packard]] {{ndash}} Indian actor
* [[Pramod Ratan Patil]]{{ndash}} MLA, MNS (Kalyan Rural)
* [[Narendra Pawar]] {{ndash}} Ex-MLA, BJP (Kalyan West)
* [[Lalit Prabhakar]] {{ndash}} Indian actor
* [[Shrikant Shinde]] {{ndash}} Member of Parliament (Kalyan)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041016193019/http://www.kdmc.gov.in/kdmc/ KDMC]: Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation

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