Chomu

Location of Amber in Jaipur district

Chomu (चोमू) is a city and tehsil in Jaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Origin of name

Chomu gets name after the Chaumuhagarh constructed by Nathawat Ruler Thakur Karn Singh in samvat 1652-54 (1595-97 AD) under the blessings of Sant Benidas.

There is a need to search its earlier name.

Location

Chomu is located at 27°10′N 75°43′E / 27.17°N 75.72°E / 27.17; 75.72.

Population

As of 2001 India census, 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.

Villages in Chomu tahsil

Location of Chomu in Jaipur District

Aleesar (आलीसर), Amarpura (अमरपुरा), Anatpura (अणतपुरा), Anatpura (अणतपुरा), Asti Kalan (आस्टी कलां), Asti Khurd (आस्टी खुर्द), Baga Ka Bas (बागा का बास), Bagri (बागड़ी), Bagron Ka Bas (बागडों का बास), Bai ka Bas (बाई का बास), Balekhan (बलेखन), Baori Gopinath (बावड़ी गोपीनाथ), Barh Abhayakaranpura (बाढ़ अभयकरणपुरा), Barh Devthala (बाढ़ देवथला), Barwara (बरवाड़ा), Bhopawas (भोपावास), Bhutera (भुतेड़ा), Bimalpura (बिमलपुरा), Bishanpura @ Charanwas (बिशनपुरा चारणवास) Chak Charanwas (चक चारणवास), Chak Dalelpura (चक दलेलपुरा), Chak Laddu (चक लड्डू), Chak Tankarda (चक टान्करड़ा), Charanwas (चारणवास), Cheethwari (चीथवाड़ी), Chhota Gudha (छोटा गुढा), Chimanpura (चिमनपुरा), Chomu (M) (चोमू), Dahara Tankarda (डहरा टान्करड़ा), Dahra (डहरा), Damba Ka Bas (दम्बा का बास), Daulatpura (दौलतपुरा), Deopura (देवपुरा), Devthala (देवथला), Dhana Ka Bas (धाना का बास), Dhani Nijharna (ढाणी निझरना), Dhobolai (धोबोलाई), Dhodhsar (ढोढसर), Dola ka Bas (डोला का बास), Fatehgarh (फ़तेहगढ़ चौमू), Ghinoi (घिनोई), Gori Ka Bas (गोरी का बास), Govindgarh (गोविन्दगढ़), Guwardi (गुवारडी), Haboo Ka Bas (हाबू का बास), Harota (हाडोता), Hasteda (हस्तेड़ा), Hathnoda (हाथनोदा), Itawa Bhopji (इटावा भोपजी), Jaisinghpura Nathawatan (जयसिंहपुरा नाथावतान), Jaitpura (जैतपुरा), Jalim Singh Ka Bas (जालिम सिंह का बास), Jatanwali (जाटांवाली), Jheera (झीड़ा), Jodhpura (जोधपुरा), Kaladera (कालाडेरा), Kaloo Ka Bas (कालू का बास), Kanarpura (कानरपुरा), Kanpura (कानपुरा), Kanwarpura (कंवरपुरा), Khanni Pura (खन्नी पुरा), Khejroli (खेजरोली), Kishanpura Chomu (किशनपुरा), Kumbha Ka Bas (कुम्भा का बास), Kumbhpuriya (कुम्भपुरिया), Kushalpura (कुशलपुरा), Loharwara (लोहरवाडा), Madho Ka Bas (माधो का बास), Mahar Kalan (महार कलां), Malera (मालेरा), Malikpur (मलिकपुर), Mandha Bhinda (मंढा भिंडा), Morija (मोरीजा), Nadyan (नाड्यां), Nangal Bharda (नांगल भरडा), Nangal Govind (नांगल गोविन्द), Nangal Kalan (नांगल कलां), Nangal Koju (नांगल कोजू), Narsinghpura (नरसिंहपुरा), Nindola (निन्दोला), Niwana (निवाणा), Nopura (नोपुरा), Raisingh Ka Bas (रायसिंह का बास), Ranjeetpura (रणजीतपुरा), Sabalpura (सबलपुरा), Samarpura (समरपुरा), Samod (सामोद), Sandarsar (सान्दरसर), Shambhupura (शम्भुपुरा), Singod Kalan (सिंगोद कलां), Singod Khurd (सिंगोद खुर्द), Sirsa (सिरसा), Sitaram Pura (सीताराम पुरा), Sultanpura (सुल्तानपुरा), Syaoo (स्याऊ), Tankarda (टांकरड़ा), Tigariya (तिगारिया), Udaipuriya (उदयपुरिया), Udgwar@ Gudalya (उद्ग्वार गुडल्या), Ugariyawas (उगरियावास), Vijaysinghpura (विजयसिन्हपुरा),

Jat Gotras

• Lamba
• Gared

Notable persons

• Shikha Meel Barala - MLA, Chomu
• Ram Kishore Lamba - Raj. Khadi Gramodhyog Board, Dy. Director , Date of Birth :1957, VPO- Chomu, Jaipur, Present Address : 34, Sharma Colony, Bais Godam Jaipur, Phone Number : 0141-2210391, Mob: 9828263305

External links

• Jaipur District villages on Flickr

References

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