| Kalayat | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
| Coordinates: | 29.6735°N 76.2583°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaithal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 16747 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 136117 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01746 |
| Registration Plate: | HR 83 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 878 ♂/♀[1] |
| Iso Code: | IN-HR |
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.
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.