Kalayat
Kalayat | |
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Town | |
  Kalayat Location in Haryana, India  Kalayat Kalayat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′24.5172″N 76°15′30.0528″E / 29.673477000°N 76.258348000°E | |
| 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 , Arjun along with women and children went towards Hastinapur via Kaithal.
Demographics
[edit]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.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kalayat City Population Census 2011 - Haryana". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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