Chomu

Chomu
—  town  —
Chomu Location of Chomu in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates	27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E / 27.17; 75.72Coordinates: 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E / 27.17; 75.72
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District(s)	Jaipur
M.L.A.	Bhagwan Sahay Saini (congress i)
Population	50,717 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Chomu is a city and a municipality in Jaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Geography

Chomu is located at 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E / 27.17; 75.72.^[1] It is 33 km far in north from Jaipur (Capital of Rajasthan). Chomu is having a good tourist and filmmakers destination in its nearby village named Samod. It has also a good class of hotels such as Serena Palace,etc. It 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, have a very good taste. Everyday, a large quantity of fruits and vegetables are sold in the nearby city Jaipur. It is also connected to Jaipur by a meter gauge rail line.

Shopping

It has its Sadar Bazar and which is visited by a good number of foreign tourists every year. It has a vegetable market which is the key source of income of farmers in chomu area.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Chomu had a population of 50,717. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chomu has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 49%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ "Yahoo maps location of Chomu". Yahoo maps. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=27.16849&lon=75.71965&zoom=13&q1=Chomu%252C%2520Jaipur%252C%2520Rajasthan%252C%2520India. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
2. ^ {{GR|India}