Jaranwala

{{Short description|City in Punjab, Pakistan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Jaranwala | official_name = Jaranwala | native_name = {{hlist|{{nq|جڑانوالا}}|{{Nastaliq|جڑانوالہ}}}} | settlement_type =City | image_skyline = Jnw masjid.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = The town's modernist ''Mehtab'' Mosque | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|31|20|0|N|73|25|0|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name ={{Pak}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}} | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Faisalabad | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Faisalabad | population_total = 150,380 | total_type=City | population_as_of = 2017 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes =<ref name="census2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISALABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf|title=POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (FAISALABAD DISTRICT)|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|year=2017|access-date=2018-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827122505/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/FAISALABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf|archive-date=2018-08-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_rank=58th, Pakistan | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = 184 | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = auto | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_code = 041 | area_code_type = Calling code | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = [http://jaranwala.com/ Jaranwala.com] | footnotes = }} '''Jaranwala''' ({{langx|pa|{{nq|جڑانوالا}}}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|جڑانوالہ}}}}) is a city and the capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.<ref name="NRB">[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad - Government of the Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133048/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=8&dn=Faisalabad |date=2012-03-26 }}</ref> It is the 58th 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.<ref name="NRB"/>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcjaranwala.lgpunjab.org.pk/History.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226165143/https://mcjaranwala.lgpunjab.org.pk/History.html |archive-date=2021-02-26 |title=MC Jaranawala Website}}</ref> Deputy commissioner Micheal Ferrar of Faisalabad inaugurated the town in 1909 and Sir Ganga Ram designed the city.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.jaranwala.pk/jaranwala-history-places-education-agriculture-population/#:~:text=Existing%20city%20was%20founded%20by,of%20historic%20city%20of%20Jaranwala.| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191223233300/https://www.jaranwala.pk/jaranwala-history-places-education-agriculture-population/| archive-date = 2019-12-23| title = Jaranwala - History, Places, Education, Agriculture & Population}}</ref>

== 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,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0ciAQAAMAAJ |title=The Indian and Pakistan Year Book |date=1940 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqHlMAnRYoE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rqHlMAnRYoE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Video |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=2020-06-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mcjaranwala.lgpunjab.org.pk/History.html|title=MC Jaranawala Website|website=mcjaranwala.lgpunjab.org.pk|access-date=2020-04-19|archive-date=2022-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912152811/http://mcjaranwala.lgpunjab.org.pk/History.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pakistani_Gate.jpg|title=English: Pakistani Gate (Jaranwala)|date=March 25, 2010|via=Wikimedia Commons}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|17969|1961|26953|1972|46494|1981|69459|1998|106,985|2017|150,380|2023|170,872|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>}} 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.<ref name="census2017" />

==Education== Jaranwala has several schools:-

* *Government Post Graduate College Jaranwala<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ocas.punjab.gov.pk/fsd20_merit_list|title=Govt. Post Graduate College Jaranwala Road - Merit List | Online College Admissions System|website=ocas.punjab.gov.pk}}</ref> *Govt Post Graduate College for Women Jaranwala *Government High School Jaranwala *Government Islamia High School Jaranwala<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schools-teachers-account.britishcouncil.org/school/govt-islamia-high-school-jaranwala|title=Govt. Islamia High School Jaranwala|website=Schools digital platform}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rafhanmaize.com/|title=Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd.|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2020-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503130232/http://www.rafhanmaize.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Crescent Jute Products Ltd<ref>{{cite web | title=CRESCENT JUTE PRODUCTS LTD JARANWALA | website=Mitchell Construction Chemicals | date=2017-05-06 | url=https://mitchellpakistan.com/featured_item/crescent-jute-products-ltd-jaranwala/ | access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/984532/crescent-jute-to-raise-rs75m-through-land-sale|title=Crescent Jute to raise Rs75m through land sale|date=May 7, 2010|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> Established in 1965, this was largest jute mill of Pakistan. It has ceased its operations. *Aslam Textile Mills<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessbook.pk/detail/aslam-textile-mills-ltd-jaranwala-108373|title=ASLAM TEXTILE MILLS LTD. in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan - ASLAM TEXTILE MILLS LTD. Pakistan - BusinessBook.pk|website=www.businessbook.pk|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2023-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306103752/https://www.businessbook.pk/detail/aslam-textile-mills-ltd-jaranwala-108373|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Hussain Sugar Mills<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://huseinsugarmills.com/company-profile/|title=COMPANY PROFILE – Husein Sugar Mills Limited|access-date=2020-05-02|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331072331/http://huseinsugarmills.com/company-profile/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2019/05/20190516474792/|title=Husein Sugar Mills Limited – Business Recorder}}</ref> *Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Jaranwala<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Home :: Husein Sugar Mills Limited|url=http://www.huseinsugarmills.com/|access-date=2017-11-14|website=www.huseinsugarmills.com}}</ref> *Shakarganj Food Products Limited<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shakarganj Food Products Limiteds - Buyers, Suppliers, full Export Import details - Volza |url=https://www.volza.com/ogimages/company-profile/s/shakarganj-food-products-limited.svg |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=www.volza.com |language=en}}</ref>

===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.<ref name=":0" />

==Transportation== Jaranwala is {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=}} from the M3 motorway interchange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.2386311,73.4594835/31.3347927,73.4261403/@31.2664535,73.4165932,12z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0|title=Jaranwala to Shaukat Karyana Store|website=Jaranwala to Shaukat Karyana Store}}</ref> 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 {{Convert|50|km|mi|abbr=}} from the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=distance+of+janawala+nad+faisalabad+airport|title=distance of janawala nad faisalabad airport - Google Search|website=www.google.com}}</ref>

=== 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.

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Category:Cities and towns in Faisalabad District Category:Planned communities