Kalayat
city
Kalayat Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Kalayat Kalayat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°40′24.5172″N 76°15′30.0528″E / 29.673477000°N 76.258348000°E / 29.673477000; 76.258348000
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Kaithal
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,747
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	136117
Telephone code	01746
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR 83
Sex ratio	878 ♂/♀[1]

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 Kapil Muni, is home of the 8th century Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex. After Dwarka drowned , Ahir yadhuvansi Arjun along with Ahir women and children went towards Hastinapur via Kaithal.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] 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.