Chaksu | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 26.6°N 75.95°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jaipur |
Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
Seat Type: | Constituency |
Seat: | Dausa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 297 |
Population Total: | 29111 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 303901 |
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 Ramavtar Bairwa.
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.