Chomu is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and

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, near the

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Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

Jaipur district Jaipur District is a district in the state of Rajasthan in Northern India.the city of Jaipur, which is Rajasthan's capital and the largest city, is the district headquarters. It is the tenth most populous district in India (out of 640). Etymo ...

in the state of

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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. From Chomu,

is 33 km south,

Reengus Reengus is a town in Reengus tehsil of Sikar district. Demographics India census, Reengus had a population of 26,139. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Reengus has an average literacy rate Literacy is the ability ...

(in

Sri Madhopur Sri Madhopur is a city and a municipality in Sikar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded on 18 April 1761 under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I. It is mainly famous for his temples. Sri Madhopur wheat market is the ...

tehsil) is 33 km northwest Chomu,

Mundru Mundru is an old historical village in Sri Madhopur tehsil of Sikar district of Rajasthan, India. History It was the capital of an estate of the same name founded in 17th century by Raja Hridayram (1618–44), son of Raja Hariram of Khandela ...

village 29 km east.

Etymology

''Chomu'' comes from

sanskrit language Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

, ''chau'' meaning four, ''mouh'' meaning mouth or way.

History

Chomu was established on Akshiya Tritiya in 1595, by Raaval Thakur Karan Singh. The design of the town was proposed by Pandit Beniprasad Bhaatara. According to local historian Vaidh Kailashnath Shastri, Thakur Manohardas and Lakkhi Banjara, laid the foundation of the ''baavli'' near the Surajpol Gate at the eastern entrance, and its construction was completed in 1640. Later, Thakur Karan Singh's grandson, Thakur Mohan Singh began the construction city walls and canal, which were completed in 1719. An annual festival is held every year on 26 April in honour of the founders and of the town.

Administration

Chomu is one of the 13 sub-districts in Jaipur and it consists of 3 blocks and covers nearly 80 villages. Chomu has its own municipality and 37 wards.

Demographics

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.

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