Jaranwala

Jaranwala (Punjabi: جڑانوالا; Urdu: جڑانوالہ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.^[2] It is the 58th largest city of Pakistan.

Jaranwala جڑانوالا جڑانوالہ
City
Jaranwala
The town's modernist Mehtab Mosque
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Coordinates: 31°20′0″N 73°25′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Faisalabad
District	Faisalabad
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• City	150,380
• Rank	58th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	041
Website	Jaranwala.pk

Geography

It is located at 31°20'0N 73°26'0E with an altitude of 184 meters (606 feet). It is located 35 km southeast of Faisalabad and 110 km from Lahore. The city serves as the headquarters of Jaranwala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.^[2]

Etymology

Jaranwala'a name originates from a Bohar, Bargad Banyan tree known as Jaranwala Bohar. Jaranwala is combination of two Punjabi words: Jaran and Wala, where Jaran means "roots" and "Wala" means place.

History

The existing city was founded by the British government in 1908.^[3] Deputy commissioner Micheal Ferrar of Faisalabad inaugurated the town in 1909 and Sir Ganga Ram designed the city.^[4]

Pakistani Gate

The Pakistani Gate is a central point and historical monument in Jaranwala. In January 1917, Harbel Singh a well-known mill owner, factory owner and landlord, maternal grandfather of Khushwant Singh and father-in-law of Sir Sobha Singh,^[5] notified the area committee of Jaranwala to construct a wooden gate to welcome the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer, in Jaranwala. After his visit, the gate was named O'Dwyer Gate. However, after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the people demanded to rename the gate, the name of O'Dwyer was removed from the gate and it was renamed the Railway Gate.

On the visit of Nehru on 1 June 1936, it was renamed the Nehru Gate, and the president of Municipal Committee Jaranawala Lala Harnam Das approved the name on 30 March 1937. The name was changed again after the independence of Pakistan, when the first president of the Municipal Committee of Jaranawala, Syed Altaf Hussain, renamed it the Pakistani Gate. The Pakistani Gate was reconstructed in 1956, 1967 and 2009.^[6][7][8]

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	17,969	—
1961	26,953	+4.14%
1972	46,494	+5.08%
1981	69,459	+4.56%
1998	106,985	+2.57%
2017	150,380	+1.81%
2023	170,872	+2.15%
Sources:[9]

According to 2023 census, Jaranwala had a population of 170,872. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of the Jaranwala MC (Municipal Committee) is 150,380.^[1]

Education

Jaranwala has several schools:-

• Government Post Graduate College Jaranwala^[10]
• Govt Post Graduate College for Women Jaranwala
• Government High School Jaranwala
• Government Islamia High School Jaranwala^[11]
• Govt Girls High School MC 1 Jaranwala
• Govt Girls High School MC 2 Cinema Choke Jaranwala
• Centre of Excellence Jaranwala
• Punjab Group of Colleges Jaranwala Campus
• Commerce College Jaranwala
• Ripah College
• Mian Nazir Hussain Model Secondary School
• AW Grammar school
• Al Raza Grammar school
• Al-Ijaz high school Jaranwala
• The Educators school system (city Campus or New City campus Jaranwala)
• Allied School System^[12]
• Dare Arqam School System
• Virtual university campus
• The Spirit school system campus
• The Smart school system campus
• Al-Noor Pre-Cadet School Jaranwala
• Sir Syed College Jaranwala
• Faran Public School Jaranwala.
• The Educater's School system (Jaranwala city Campus or New City campus)
• Allied School System
• Informatics group of colleges Jaranwala
• Pakistan Forces Academy-Major Mumtaz Shafique

Industry

The industrial area of Khurrianwala is part of the Jaranwala Tehsil. Other main industries include:

• Rafhan Maize Products Plant^[13]
• Crescent Jute Products Ltd^[14][15] Established in 1965, this was largest jute mill of Pakistan. It has ceased its operations.
• Aslam Textile Mills^[16]
• Hussain Sugar Mills^[17][18]
• Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Jaranwala^[19]

Agriculture

Jaranwala produces crops including rice, wheat, sugarcane, vegetables, and fruits. Its grain market is one of the busiest markets in Punjab. It is also the biggest consumer of fertilizers by volume in Pakistan.^[19]

Transportation

Jaranwala is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the M3 motorway interchange.^[20] There are daily bus services from and to Lahore and Faisalabad. There are many trains coming from Lahore on the Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line. The nearest airport is the Faisalabad International Airport, which is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the city.^[21]

Main roads

There are seven main roads from Jaranwala to other cities.

• Lahore-Jaranwala Road
• Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road
• Jaranwala-Nankana Road
• Jaranwala-Satiana Road
• Jaranwala-Shahkot Road
• Jaranwala-Khurrianwala Road
• Jaranwala-Syedwala Road

Notable people

• Bhagat Singh, freedom fighter in British India
• Sir Ganga Ram, civil engineer and architect who designed Lahore High Court, Aitchison College, Hailey College of Commerce, Lahore Museum, National College of Arts, and The Horse Train Ghangha Pur of British India
• Nand Lal, Subcontinental freedom fighter, politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of British India from East Punjab
• Malik Nawab Sher Waseer, politician
• Rai Haider Ali Khan, politician
• Rai Usman Khan, politician
• Munawar Shakeel, Punjabi poet

Gallery

• 
  Pakistani Gate
• 
  Gate of Jaranwala (Lahore Morr Jaranwala)
• 
  Committee Bagh
• 
  Char Bati Chowk
• 
  Mahtab Masjid
• 
  Sabri Chowk

See also

• Jaranwala railway station
• Jaranwala church arsons