Kalayat

Kalayat is a town in Kaithal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is historical town known as Kapilayat and Kapilayatana in past, named after the Vedic sage Kapila, is home of the 8th century Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex. The legend is that after Dwaraka was submerged, Arjuna along with women and children went towards Hastinapura via Kaithal.

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Locality: Kalayat
Region: Haryana
Country: India
Population: 18,660
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Kalayat
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Haryana#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kaithal
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 16747
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi, Regional Haryanvi
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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==Demographics== India census, Kalayat had a population of 16,747. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalayat has an average literacy rate of 70%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kalayat, 17% of the population is under 0–6 years of age.

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