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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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Place details

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

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kalayat
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
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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
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Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1
Hindi, Regional Haryanvi
Settlement.timezone1
IST
Settlement.utc_offset1
+5:30

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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • See also
  • References

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.

==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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalayat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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