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.
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Chaksu | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 26.60°N 75.95°E / 26.60; 75.95 | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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.
As of the 2011 India census,[1] Chaksu tehsil had population of 2,23,634 and Chaksu town had population of 33,432.
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