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


      According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of the Jaranwala MC (Municipal Committee) is 150,380.


      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)
      Allied School System
      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
      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


      = Agriculture

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      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

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      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


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      See also


      Jaranwala railway station
      Jaranwala church arsons


      References

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