Chak Jhumra

Chak Jhumra
—  Tehsil and town  —
Chak Jhumra Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°34′N 73°11′E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Faisalabad District
Capital	Chak Jhumra
Towns	1
Union councils	15
Government
• Member National Assembly of Pakistan	Tariq Mehmood Bajwa
• Member Provincial Assembly	Haji Liaqat Ali
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC+6)

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.

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 Salarwala, 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.^{[citation needed]} Trains are a major mode of transportation which may not always be punctual.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} However, these high profile parliamentarians could not resolve the problems of the town, which range from transportation to employment opportunities. Ch.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} Ch. Tariq Bajwa played a major role in connecting this town to the motorway.^{[citation needed]} Calling code is (041).

Castes

Kainth, Bajwa, Warraich, Waince, Cheema, Chattha, Sahi, Janjua, Jat, Malik, Rajput, 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 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
• Al-Falah Group of Schools and Colleges

Landmarks

There is a well known mosque and tomb of Hazrat Qaim Ali Shah. There is a Sikh 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 and Deptewala 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: 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.