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Jaranwala (Punjabi: جڑانوالا; Urdu: جڑانوالہ) is a city and the capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 63rd most populous city in Pakistan.

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.

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. Deputy commissioner Micheal Ferrar of Faisalabad inaugurated the town in 1909 and Sir Ganga Ram designed the city.

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, 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.

Demographics

Population

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.

Languages

Education

Jaranwala has several schools:-

Government Post Graduate College Jaranwala

Govt Post Graduate College for Women Jaranwala

Government High School Jaranwala

Government Islamia High School Jaranwala

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)

Dare Arqam School System

The Spirit school system campus

The Smart school system campus

Al-Noor Pre-Cadet School Jaranwala

Sir Syed College Jaranwala

Faran Public School Jaranwala

Industry

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

Rafhan Maize Products Plant

Crescent Jute Products Ltd Established in 1965, this was largest jute mill of Pakistan. It has ceased its operations.

Aslam Textile Mills

Hussain Sugar Mills

Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Jaranwala

Shakarganj Food Products Limited

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.

Transportation

Jaranwala is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the M3 motorway interchange. 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.

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

Mian Abdul Bari- Pakistan Movement

Shabana Akhtar- Female Olympian in Athletic. Created history when she became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Olympics when she took part in the women's long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Nand Lal, Subcontinental freedom fighter, politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of British India from East Punjab

Munawar Shakeel, Punjabi poet.