Chaksu

jaipur
city
jaipur

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 26°36′N 75°57′E / 26.60°N 75.95°ECoordinates: 26°36′N 75°57′E / 26.60°N 75.95°E
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 29,111
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Chaksu is a town and a municipality in Jaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. The town is situated at a distance of 40 km from Jaipur on National Highway No. 12 (Jaipur to Kota Section). Town is also one of the 13 tehsil headquarters of Jaipur District.

Geography

Chaksu is located at 26°36′N 75°57′E / 26.60°N 75.95°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 297 m (974 ft). Chaksu's famous locations are Sheetla Mata Temple on Tonk Raod, Bada Padampura Jain temple at Bada, Barkhera Jain Temple at Barkhera, Shree Ram Dham at Tamadiya Villgae, Ram Mandir in Main Market, Champeshwer Mahadev Temple, Manohara Talab, Golirav Talab, Bade Balaji. Mohan Ji's kachori also a very famous in Chaksu (Street Food). Chaksu Connected Via Road from Kota-Tonk, Jaipur, Phagi-Dudu, Dausa-Lalsot. Jaipur - Mumbai Rail route also passing from Chaksu Railway Station. Nearest Airport in Jaipur International Airport - Jaipur just 25KM from Chaksu.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[2] Chaksu tehsil had population of 2,23,634 and Chaksu town had population of 33,432.

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