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Dombivli / Dombivali / Dombivili,(Marathi: ) is an important city in Kalyan-Dombivli

twin city of Thane district in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most modern urban
centres in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is located about 50 km from Mumbai. The nearest
city, Thane, is only about 10 km away. The population of the twin city of Kalyan-Dombivli at the
2011 Census counted to 1,246,381 (52% males and 48% females).
Contents
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1 History

2 Governance

3 Confusion over inclusion into Mumbai Suburban District

4 Demographics and Culture

5 Mumbai Pooram Event - Guinness Glory

6 Literacy

7 Entertainment

8 Eateries

9 Economy

10 Transportation
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10.1 Rail

10.2 Road
10.2.1 Mankoli bridge

11 History

12 References

13 External links

History[edit]
Dombivli's history dates back to the medieval period and no major archaeological evidences of
her early habitation were found. Dombivli was first documented in the year 1075 by King Harpal
Dev on stone inscriptions, situated at Mahul village near the Turbhe port. However, the stone
writings in Dombivli referring to her existence during the years 1396-97 confirms the fact.

The Portuguese stationed themselves at several places when they came to Dombivli. Existence
of Dombivli can also be traced back approximately in the year 1730 during the Peshwa rule. In
the 19th century, farmers cultivated paddy and sold it in the areas from Kalyan to Mumbai.
Dombivli is surrounded by the ruins from the following villages.
1. Chole village (Thakurli West) towards West,
2. Ayre village towards East,
3. Patharli village towards South, and
4. Thakurli East towards North
Of the first few settlers was Late. Shri Narayan Atmaram Patkar, who emigrated in year 1880 to
Kopargaon. Through Kalyan creek waters, he traded in Rice and other commodities locally
grown there.

Governance[edit]
On October 1, 1983, Dombivli Municipal Council merged with that of neighbouring Kalyan,
forming a new governing body, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The main office
of KDMC is located in Kalyan. Mr. Ravindra Chavan, BJP was elected as its First MLA after
creation of separate Vidhansabha Constituency in 2009.

Confusion over inclusion into Mumbai Suburban


District[edit]
The Konkan Division, one of the total six divisions of Maharashtra State, overlooks the entire
administration of the region. Konkan Division comprises total six districts, viz.Mumbai
City, Mumbai Suburban District, Thane District, Raigad District, Ratnagiri District and Sindhudurg
District.
The administrative jurisdiction of Thane District, thus, include Dombivli city, Twin city of KalyanDombivli with her Municipal Corporation KDMC, Thane City, Thane Municipal Corporation TMC,
other towns and cities under Thane District, Navi Mumbai with her Municipal Corporation NMMC
and the planning body CIDCO.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region comprises four districts namely Mumbai City (complete), Mumbai
Suburban (complete), Thane (partial) and Raigad (partial). Mumbai conurbation comprises the
metropolitan city of Mumbai (City, Suburban and Navi Mumbai) along with seven urban areas
namely Thane, Mira-Bhayander, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Vasai-Virar and BhiwandiNizampur. The entire island is called Mumbai Metropolitan Area. It does include Dombivli.
Dombivli is not in Mumbai Suburban District, but in Thane District, but its also a fact that it is in

Mumbai Metropolitan Region. For further details, please refer to the wiki article on "Mumbai
Metropolitan Region".

Demographics and Culture[edit]


The town is one of the densely populated places.

One of the significant cultural events of Dombivli is the Nav-varsha Swagat Shobha Yatra that
started in the suburb in late 1990s. This procession is organised on the first day of the Hindu new
year popularly known as 'Gudhi Padwa'. Other major cities like Thane, Nasik and Pune have
started organizing similar processions. Mixed culture has led people celebrate almost every
known festival. Almost all festivals are celebrated here by almost entire crowd.
Shree Ganesh Mandir, Shree Mayureshwara Mandir, Aphale Ram Mandir, GaonDevi Mandir,
Pimpaleshwar Mandir, Vitthal Mandir, Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Khidkaleshwar Shiv Mandir,
Venkateshwara (Balaji) Mandir, Bhavani Mandir and Shani Dhaam (Prati Shani-Shingnapur),
Ashapura-mata Mandir,Shree Ponnu Guruvayurappan temple are some of the most prominent
religious places.
Gudhi Padwa
Gudhi Padwa festival marks the beginning of the Marathi new year, March or April, according to
the Saka calendar. Ganesh Mandir, in particular, glitters like none other during all major Hindu
festivals, let alone Gudi Padwa.
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, located near the Dombivli railway station towards East., is
considered a significant and spiritual place.
Shree Mayureshwara Temple
One of the newer temples is that of Shri Mayureshwara. It is located in the Bhopar area. Very
beautiful architecture and a must visit among newer temples.
Phadke Road
One stretch road from Shree Ganesh Mandir to the railway station is the famous Phadke road, a
must watch during almost all major festivals. The road is filled with crowd during festivals and the
young crowd meets here on every festival making it the most crowded place during festivals.

Mumbai Pooram Event - Guinness Glory[edit]


"Mumbai Pooram" is the biggest Kerala festival held outside Kerala state. This festival is bassed
on the Kerala's "Thrissur Pooram", Kerala's most famous festival held every year. Mumbai
Pooram is a three-day festival having dance performances, laser shows, pyrotechnics, food
festivals and exhibitions. According to Hindustan Times, more than 2600 women participated in

the "Mumbai Pooram Festival" in 2012 making it the largest ever Kaikottikali performance in the
world. Kaikottikali dance is a dance form comprising girls and women in traditional Kerala sarees.
This mega dance event is called as "Dhathri Maha Kaikottikali". A panel of Guinness Book Of
World Records was present at the venue for recording the feat. They approved the event as a
viable attempt to create a world record.

Literacy[edit]
S.V. Joshi High School is First high school. It has more than 100 schools including Guardian
School and Junior College, Abhinav Vidyalaya, Vidya Niketan School, St. Marys,SK Patil English
school, Tilaknagar Vidyamandir, Swami Vivekanand High School, Jondhale High School, Model
English School, South Indian High School, Don Bosco School, Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya,
St.Therese Convent High School etc. and colleges like Pendharkar College, Pragati College and
Model college.

Entertainment[edit]
Based on this city, Dombivali Fast is a critically acclaimed Marathi film directed by Nishikanth
Kamat. The film bears resemblance to the 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down, starring Michael
Douglas. Another movie called Dombivli Return was releated in 2014; although not a sequel of
Dombivli Fast. Dombivli Return is a socio-psychological thriller. The movie stars award-winning
actor Sandeep Kulkarni (who is also the co-producer) and Rajeshwari Sachdev in unglamorous
roles playing a regular middle-class couple. There are very few theaters in Dombivali west.

Eateries[edit]
There are many good restaurants namely The New Modern's Cafe, The Modern's
Pride,Moonmoon Missal(Snacks Corner), Anna Kadai, Prasad Food Divine, The Legend, Hotel
Dwaraka, Domino's Pizza, Regency Restro Bar, Hyderabadi Biryani Darbaar, Natural Icecreams
etc. Famous wada pav stalls are Thakur Wada Pav, Kunj Vihar (Thane's Branch)etc.

Economy[edit]
The industrial part of this place has a number of factories manufacturing dyes, paints, and
industrial and agricultural chemicals. Heavy metal factories manufacturing a wide variety of
equipment are also based in this region. A few nationally prominent industrial establishments that
have manufacturing plants in Dombivli are Gharda Chemicals, Vicco Labs, Lloyd Steel and
Deepak Fertilizers. The city has three railway stations under her direct jurisdiction: Dombivli,
Thakurli, Kopar, and upper Kopar railway station (on Diva-Bhiwandi-Vasai and Panvel-DahanuBoisar lines).

Transportation[edit]
Rail[edit]

Dombivli is served by Mumbai Suburban railway network, i.e. it lies on the main line of the central
section of Mumbai suburban railway network.Dombivli railway station was built in 1887. Though
none of the long journey express trains halt here, it is well connected to Mumbai and Navi
Mumbai through Thane.

Road[edit]
Dombivli is connected by state highway to Panvel and Kalyan. The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal
Corporation (KDMC) provides local bus transport service (KDMT) within the city and to areas in
Navi Mumbai. NMMT buses connect major Navi Mumbai suburbs. The Maharashtra State
Transport service (ST) connects to nearby cities of Thane, Bhiwandi and Panvel.
Mankoli bridge[edit]
A six lane, cable suspension bridge over the creek is planned to connect to NH3 (National
Highway 3).

History[edit]
"Dombivli Shaharacha Itihaas", the History of Dombivli was twice biographed, once in late 1950
and later in 2000. Many believe, "Dombivli" was derived from her inhabitants, the "Dombs", who
performed the last Hindu rite of cremating the dead.
The Agri and Koli communities also called "Bhoomi putras" or the sons of the soil; former owned
and still owns paddy fields and salt pans and the latter ruled the s

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