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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Chaksu<br />
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| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.60|N|75.95|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jaipur district|Jaipur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = [[Municipal corporation]] <br />
| governing_body = [[Nagar Palika]]<br />
| seat_type = Constituency<br />
| seat = [[Dausa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dausa]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 297<br />
| population_total = 29111<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code = 303901<br />
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'''Chaksu '''is a [[municipality]] in [[Jaipur district]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]], India. The town is situated at a distance of 40&nbsp;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 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Chaksu is Ved Prakash Solanki.<br />
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Gurjars, Meenas and Bairwas are the majority caste in Chaksu and nearby villages.<br />
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== Geography==<br />
Chaksu is located at {{Coord|26.60|N|75.95|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Chatsu.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Chaksu]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|297|m|ft|abbr=on}}.Chaksu is known for its colourful culture, fairs and festivals. One such festival is Sheetala Ashtami, also known as ‘Basoda’ which fall on the 8th day after Holi. It is celebrated in the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar. Sheetala Mata Fair also takes place on Sheetala Ashtami. Though, this festival is celebrated in many parts of Rajasthan like Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Barmer, etc. but the Sheetala Mata Fair of Chaksu is a famous one. It is around 35&nbsp;km from Jaipur to get there, where the temple is situated on top of a small hillock.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Chaksu's famous locations are Sheetla Mata Temple on Tonk Road, Bada Padampura Jain temple at Bada, Barkhera Jain Temple at Barkhera, Shree Ram Dham at Tamadiya Village, Ram Mandir in Main Market, Champeshwer Mahadev Temple, Manohara Talab, Golirav Talab, Bade Balaji. <br />
Mohan Ji's kachori also a very famous in Chaksu (Street Food).<br />
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&nbsp;km from Chaksu.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Chaksu tehsil had population of 2,23,634 and Chaksu town had population of 33,432.<br />
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==References==<br />
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