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About Kalai Village

Kalai is a large village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,479, made up of 2,438 males and 2,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202125
Area (hectares) 386.46 hectares
Population 4,479
Male Population 2,438
Female Population 2,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalai compares

By the 2011 count Kalai is the 31st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 386.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kalai

Kalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalai from other places

Kalai lies about 15 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Harduaganj, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kalai
Nearest railway station Harduaganj 8.1 km
Nearest town Atraulī 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 15 km
District headquarters Aligarh 15 km

Villages closest to Kalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalai village had a population of 4,479. That makes it the 31st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Kalai village has 2,438 males and 2,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalai has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Kalai is 202125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalai covers 386.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalai falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalai is Harduaganj, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalai.

Kalai is about 15 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalai is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Harduaganj is about 8.1 km away. Atraulī is about 11 km away. Koil is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chairauli Khurd (under 2 km), Bhawan Garhi (under 2 km) and Daupur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalai today is likely to be higher.

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