DOMBIVLI - Unique township

Dombivli Station (oldest)

                    

Dombivli Railway Station was established in the 1st May 1887. 

There was only one tall cabin, which was used for ticketing as well as signaling.

 Initially the Railway Tickets to Dombivli” was stamped as “Dimali”. 

Efforts were also made to rename it as “Subhash Nagar” even though
Dombivili has a road named in the name of great freedom fighter.

It has today developed into a Municipal Corporation in the close proximity 
of Mumbai city and Thane city and the availability of local train services 
from the place has given it the position of an important suburb of Mumbai. 

Many of those employed in Mumbai find their residence in Dombivli. 

It is evident from the fact that its population which was 8,106 as per the 1951 

Census rose to 18,407 as per the 1961 Census and further to 51,108 as per 

the 1971 Census and further to —- in 2001.Many co-operative housing societies

 have sprung up in the town where house-building activity is seen in full swing.

Kopar station - Elevated (Vasai to Panvel line) 

        Dombivili has the distinction of two more railway lines 

        1. Kopar station elevated -  Vasai to Panvel line
         

          All trains to North Indian trains pass through this line and in addition
            to this local service between Vasai to Panvel also pass through Kopar

      

Kopar Station on Central railway line 

         2. Kopar station 
            
            Trains of Central railway pass through this line.


           This railway line has uniqueness of connection between Harbor line (panvel) 
            to Central Railway (Dombivili & Kopar) to Western Railway (vasai) 

The Peaceful township in 2001 has today flourished into  Kalyan-Dombivli is a Municipal Corporation city in district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Kalyan-Dombivli city is divided into 107 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has population of 1,247,327 of which 649,626 are males while 597,701 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 121122 which is 9.71 % of total population of Kalyan-Dombivli (M Corp). In Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, Female Sex Ratio is of 920 against state average of 929. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kalyan-Dombivli is around 902 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. Literacy rate of Kalyan-Dombivli city is 91.37 % higher than state average of 82.34 %. In Kalyan-Dombivli, Male literacy is around 93.73 % while female literacy rate is 88.81 %.

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has total administration over 302,735 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

A big industrial complex has been developed around Dombivli by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

Dombivli is located about 30 Kms away from the financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay) in the Western state of Maharashtra. in Thane, district and together with another very ancient city of Kalyan just 6 Sq. Kms away forms one of the biggest stat elite township of Mumbai. It has been enjoying a population boom with over 800,000 people (Acc. to 1991 census), and today has developed into a “Concrete Jungle” with greenery of Mangroves.

Initially it was Old Dombivli came into being as the Gajabandhan Village and the West flank is embraced by the river Ulhas forming a part of the Thane creek. Paddy fields on the banks of Ulhas river became vibrant with cultivation during the monsoon and even today many woman in the villages of Dombivli still cultivate vegetables which are called grarachi bhaji (home grown vegetables) are available to buy in Dombivili even though in many areas Paddy fields have been replaced by real estate. . in these areas.

Dombivli boasts a cosmopolitian population with Maharashtrians, Jains, Gujarathis, Kannadigas, Tamilians, Malayalee’s Goans and Punjabis … and a marginal population of Khojas (The Aga-Khan cult) too. Although there are some indications of the town for about 6 to 7 centuries, Not much is really known… Apart from a Huge open space which the Archealogical Survey of India declared as a Pond used by the Peshwa’s and the land adjacent to it happened to be a Horse Grazing and training site. A Huge Stone was un-earthed by the Archaeological Dept. with the inscriptions marking the evidence of the same.

The East part has Municipal Corporation (KDMC) which has not yet made up its mind for development. Plush colonies in the extension area of the town, Which has been under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Corporation (M.I.D.C), has been a real mother of all plans for the Municipal corporation.Today, Dombivli is well known for rapid Industrial growth with major Dye’s, Paints, Chemical and Heavy Metal Factories based in the Industrial Part of the town. Some of the well known of them are Gharda Chemicals, Vicco Labs, Llyod Steel, Deepak Fertilizers, et al. 80’s saw Dombivli growing into a crowded and saturated city due to Industrial development under the plan, which proved advantageous. Dombivli’s approachability by road, rail and huge potential in land and manpower increased tremendously. The industries have been developed in two phases so far and new plans have been proposed.