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Chomu (Sanskrit ''chau'' meaning four, ''mouh'' meaning mouth or way) is a
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and
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, near the
city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
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Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...
in Jaipur district in the state of
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
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Jaipur

Chomu is located nearly 35 km away from
Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...
city.


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( Sri Madhopur)

Chomu shares its boundaries with Sri Madhopur tehsil of sikar district in north and east directions. Reengus town ( Sri Madhopur tehsil) is located about 33 km from Chomu.


Mundru ( Sri Madhopur)

Mundru village is located about 29 km from Chomu in an east direction. SH 37 starts from Chomu city to Rajgarh (Churu) via
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; Sri Madhopur ; Udaipurwati ;
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; Rajgarh, its other branch goes to Singhana via
Neem ka thana Neem Ka Thana is one among the nine sub divisions in Sikar district of the Rajasthan state of India. Sikar, Sri Madhopur, Kotputli, Khetri and Narnaul are some major cities and towns near Neem ka thana. It is located at a distance of 119 kil ...
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Renwal

It is located nearly 40 km away from Chomu, in west direction.


Shahpura

SH 37 proceeds from Samode to Shahpura. Shahpura is about 47 km away from Chomu.


Demographics

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
of India
Chomu
town is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every five years. The town has a population of 64617 of which 33,850 are males while 30,567 are females. The town has an average literacy rate of 79.35%, higher than the national average of 74.04% and State average of 66.11%; with male literacy of 90.19% and female literacy of 67.62%. 13.93% of the population is under 6 years of age. http://chomucity.in/ Chomu all info Chomu all info


History

According to local history, Chomu was established on Akshiya Trutiya, 1595, By Samod's Raaval Thakur Karan Singh s.o Raaval Thakur Manohardas. The draft and design of the town was proposed by Pandit Beniprasad Bhaatara. According to local historian Vaidh Kailashnath Shastri, Thakur Manohardas along with Lakkhi Banjara, laid the foundation of the "Baavli" near the Surajpol Gate on the eastern entrance whose construction was completed in 1640. Later, the grandson of Thakur Karan Singh, Thakur Mohan Singh began the construction of the wall surrounding the city, entrances and canal, all of which were finally completed in 1719. An annual fest is held every year on 26 April in honor of the founders and of the town.


Politics

Chomu is one of the 13 sub-districts in Jaipur and it consists of 3 blocks and covers nearly 80 villages. Chomu's current MLA is sh. Ramlal Sharma (BJP) and former MLA was sh. Bhagwan Sahai Saini (Congress). Chomu has its own municipality and 37 wards.


References


Chomu city all info.
{{Jaipur district Cities and towns in Jaipur district