Kalwan taluka

Kalwan
Kalwan
City
Kalwan is located in Maharashtra
Kalwan
Kalwan
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°29′25″N 74°01′35″E / 20.49028°N 74.02639°E / 20.49028; 74.02639
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictNashik
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyKalwan Municipal Council
Area
 • Total
859.71 km2 (331.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
346,000
 • Density402/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
DemonymKalwankar
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
423501
Vehicle registrationMH 41
Nearest citySatana, Deola, Nashik

Kalwan is a tehsil in Kalwan subdivision of Nashik District in Maharashtra, India, 80 km from Nashik and 251 km from the state capital Mumbai.

History

Kalwan is identified with the Kallāvana mentioned in inscriptions dated to 597 and between 709-711.: 104  The people of Kallāvana, as the Kolavānahs, were mentioned as people of the Aparānta.: 166 

Notes

  1. ↑ "Block Profile of Kalvan" Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official WebSite of Nashik District
  2. ↑ Habib, Irfan; Habib, Faiz (1999). "India in the Seventh Century - A Survey of Political Geography". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 60: 89–128. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Parmanand (1973). Geography in Ancient Indian Inscriptions. Delhi: D. K. Publishing House. Retrieved 22 July 2023.