Chomu
| Chomu | |
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| Town | |
 Chomu
Chomu
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| Coordinates: 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°ECoordinates: 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur |
| Government | |
| • M.L.A. | Ram Lal Sharma (BJP) |
| Population (census 2011) | |
| • Total | 395,009 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 41 |
Chomu is a city and a municipality in Jaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Chomu is located at 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E. It is 33 km far in north from Jaipur. Chomu receives a good number of tourists and filmmakers visiting the nearby village of Samode. Chomu is famous for its bumper groundnut crop every year. Due to the presence of sweet and fresh water, fruits and vegetables that are grown here are famous for their good taste. Large quantities of fruits and vegetables are transported to the Jaipur which forms the prime market for the town's economy.
Chomu is also connected to Jaipur by meter gauge rail line and upgradation work is going on between Jaipur & Churu. It is connected with Jaipur and Sikar with National Highway No.11.
Nathawat is a sub clan of Kachwaha Rajputs of Suryavanshi lineage. They are the off springs of great Rajput Warrior Rao Natha Ji of Amber. It came from Hindi word चौमुंह=चौ+मुंह. चौ means Four and मुंह means Face or Mouth. So चौमुंह means Surrounding from all directions or faces.
There is a fortified Palace of Chomugadh(चौमुंगढ़) within the city. And thus name “Chomu” in short came into existence from “Chomugadh”.
As of 2011[update] India census, Chomu city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.The City has population of 64,417 of which 33,850 are males while 30,567 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. City 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.
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