title: Vilainiai
text: # Vilainiai
  
  Vilainiai (formerly Russian: Вилайни, Polish: Wiłajnie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people. It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river. There is a kindergarten, a library, a sports school, a culture house, Water Management Institute of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy.
  
  ## History
  
  Vilainiai has been known since 1744. There was a manor and a watermill till the mid-20th century. It developed largely during the Soviet era as a settlement of Land Improvement Institute.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | 25 | — |
  | 1902 | 79 | +2.71% |
  | 1923 | 132 | +2.47% |
  | 1959 | 239 | +1.66% |
  | 1970 | 565 | +8.14% |
  | 1979 | 1,414 | +10.73% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1987 | 1,691 | +2.26% |
  | 1989 | 1,895 | +5.86% |
  | 2001 | 1,490 | −1.98% |
  | 2011 | 1,330 | −1.13% |
  | 2021 | 1,157 | −1.38% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011, 2021 :
  
  ## Images
  
  * Vilainiai roadsign
  * Wayside cross
  * Water towers in Vilainiai
  * Eldership administration
  