Kalayat

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Kalayat | type = city | latd = | longd =
state_name = Haryana
district = Kaithal
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altitude =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 16,747| population_density =
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area_telephone = 01746postal_code =136117vehicle_code_range = hr 08sex_ratio = 47:53unlocode =
website = www.kalayat.comfootnotes = |kalayat is famous for the maharishi kapil muni which was the writer of shankya shastra .there also exist famous shiv mandir of the 11th cantury.

Kalayat is a city and a municipal committee in Kaithal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is historical town known as Kapilayat in past. A place named after great mythological identity KAPILMUNI.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Kalayat had a population of 16,747. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kalayat has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 47%. In Kalayat, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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