Chaksu
Chaksu is 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 52. The town is also one of the 13 tehsil headquarters of Jaipur District. Chaksu is also a legislative assembly seat of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha and the current MLA of Chaksu is Ved Prakash Solanki.
Chaksu | |
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Town | |
  Chaksu Location in Rajasthan, India  Chaksu Chaksu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.60°N 75.95°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur |
| Constituency | Dausa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 29,111 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Gujjars, Meenas and Bairwas are the majority caste in Chaksu and nearby villages.
Connectivity
Chaksu connected via road from Kota-Tonk, Jaipur, Phagi-Dudu, Dausa-Lalsot. Jaipur-Mumbai rail route also passing from Chaksu railway station. Nearest airport is Jaipur International Airport – Jaipur just 25 km from Chaksu.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census,[1] Chaksu tehsil had population of 2,23,634 and Chaksu town had population of 33,432.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.