Chak Jhumra
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Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil
near the city of Faisalabad
, Punjab
, Pakistan
. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District
and has a Tehsil
municipal administration (TMA). Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.
, Shahkot, Chiniot
and Faisalabad
. In Chak Jhumra, a sizable population uses power looms to earn their livelihood. Public transportation available to this town is in a state of decay. Trains are a major mode of transportation which may not always be punctual.
Despite being a small town, the former prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo
and Raja Nadir Pervaiz, Ch Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa and Ch. Tariq Mehmood Bajwa have contested and won elections of National Assembly of Pakistan from Chak Jhumra. However, these high profile parliamentarians could not resolve the problems of the town, which range from transportation to employment opportunities. Ch. Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa brought natural gas into this small town in 1990, and later his son Ch Tariq Mehmood Bajwa managed the provision of natural gas in the surrounding areas. Ch. Tariq Bajwa played a major role in connecting this town to the motorway.
Calling code is (041).
Gurudwara (shrine) dedicated to Shaheed Bhai Dalip Singh. There is also a small market called Chak Jhumra main bazaar, valued for its Punjabi cultural and historical food and other products.
Chak Jhumra is also linked with Motorway M3 through "Sahianwala" Interchange. Chak Jhumra is situated amid of two industrial estates namely "Khurrianwala Industrial Area" and "Faisalabad Industrial Zone, Sahianwala".
Sugarcane is the main crop of this area. Besides, wheat is also a major agricultural product. Being close to industry, the people are mostly prosperous. A manufacturing unit namely "Sandal Dyestuff Industry" provides jobs and business activity in this area.
Chak No: 103/J.B Barnala is the largest town of Chak Jhumra.It is located on Chak Jhumra Chiniot road with large population about 30,000 and markets.People are well educated and environment is peaceful.Dhariwal collage is the main institution of Barnala.Like Chak Jhumra ,Barnala is also full of facilities.Public transport and railway station is available at Barnala.Mostly people are live in abroad which are either engineers or doctors.
Chak No: 187/R.B Katcha Jhumra is the village of Chak Jhumra Town. Katcha Jhumra is well known locally for cricket, wrestling (Kabidi) and football. Most people are educated; some of them are engineers, policemen, and businessmen.
Chak No 190/R.B is the village of Chak Jhumra with the highest literacy rate.
Chak No 107/J.B Roupowali Paharing is the village of Chak Jhumara town.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
near the city of Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
and has a Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
municipal administration (TMA). Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.
About Chak Jhumra
The town has an airstrip belonging to the army, but it is rarely used. Chak Jhumra is a railway junction so many people travel through its railway station. The town is connected by road to SalarwalaSalarwala
Salarwala , is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Latitude 33.66; Longitude 73.28. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of pre-partition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey...
, Shahkot, Chiniot
Chiniot
Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of Chiniot District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Located between the heart of river Chenab with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.- Name and...
and Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. In Chak Jhumra, a sizable population uses power looms to earn their livelihood. Public transportation available to this town is in a state of decay. Trains are a major mode of transportation which may not always be punctual.
Despite being a small town, the former prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Muhammad Khan Junejo was the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan.-Early life:He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. He belongs to Sindhi Muslim Rajput family of Junejo clan. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one...
and Raja Nadir Pervaiz, Ch Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa and Ch. Tariq Mehmood Bajwa have contested and won elections of National Assembly of Pakistan from Chak Jhumra. However, these high profile parliamentarians could not resolve the problems of the town, which range from transportation to employment opportunities. Ch. Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa brought natural gas into this small town in 1990, and later his son Ch Tariq Mehmood Bajwa managed the provision of natural gas in the surrounding areas. Ch. Tariq Bajwa played a major role in connecting this town to the motorway.
Calling code is (041).
Castes
khera, Kainth, Bajwa, Warriach,Waince, Cheema, Chattha, Sahi, Malik, Rajput, Rajpoot Janjua, Mughal, Shiekh, Gujar, Jats, Alawi, Ansari, Wahla, Syed, Bar, Arain, Mian, Willoun, Cheeand, Shamsi and Mirasi are the major castes in Chak Jhumra City.Education
- Government Higher Secondary School for Boys and one for Girls in Jhumra.
- Government Degree College for Boys and Girls in Chak Jhumra.
- Government Technical Training Center (Male)
- Government Technical Training Center (Female)
- The Global School & College is a private sector institute in Jhumra
Landmarks
There is a well known mosque and tomb of Hazrat Qaim Ali Shah. There is a SikhSikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
Gurudwara (shrine) dedicated to Shaheed Bhai Dalip Singh. There is also a small market called Chak Jhumra main bazaar, valued for its Punjabi cultural and historical food and other products.
Chak Jhumra is also linked with Motorway M3 through "Sahianwala" Interchange. Chak Jhumra is situated amid of two industrial estates namely "Khurrianwala Industrial Area" and "Faisalabad Industrial Zone, Sahianwala".
Sugarcane is the main crop of this area. Besides, wheat is also a major agricultural product. Being close to industry, the people are mostly prosperous. A manufacturing unit namely "Sandal Dyestuff Industry" provides jobs and business activity in this area.
Chak No: 103/J.B Barnala is the largest town of Chak Jhumra.It is located on Chak Jhumra Chiniot road with large population about 30,000 and markets.People are well educated and environment is peaceful.Dhariwal collage is the main institution of Barnala.Like Chak Jhumra ,Barnala is also full of facilities.Public transport and railway station is available at Barnala.Mostly people are live in abroad which are either engineers or doctors.
Chak No: 187/R.B Katcha Jhumra is the village of Chak Jhumra Town. Katcha Jhumra is well known locally for cricket, wrestling (Kabidi) and football. Most people are educated; some of them are engineers, policemen, and businessmen.
Chak No 190/R.B is the village of Chak Jhumra with the highest literacy rate.
Chak No 107/J.B Roupowali Paharing is the village of Chak Jhumara town.