Chak Jhumra ( ur, ), is a town, railway junction, and

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its adminis ...

Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...

. The town is situated about Northeast of

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakis ...

on Faisalabad-Sangla Hill Road. The Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch and Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch intersect in the town and connect it to

and Sargodha respectively. Prior to the establishment of Pakistan, the town was known as a hub of the cotton trade. At the time, three cotton grinding factories operated within the town. Following the

Partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan. T ...

, the town's

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

population, of which the majority of traders were a part of, immigrated to India, causing business to decline significantly. Beginning in the 1960s, the town began to again experience economic growth and development of infrastructure. At this time a number of schools, hospitals, and textile factories were constructed within the town. Today,

textile manufacturing Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

is the dominant industry within Chak Jhumra.

Education

The following educational institutes are established within Chak Jhumra:Paramour killed, woman injured in Chak Jhumra
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 26 February 2021, retrieved 20 April 2021

Colleges

* Govt. Higher secondary College * Sandal College * Al Falah College * Govt. Degree College, Chak Jhumra * Govt. Degree College for Woman * Bloomstar School System * Wisdom Public School and College

Schools

*Misali Ravain high school * Eden Hall Grammar High & Montessori School System (R) Madni Park Jhumra City. * Eden Hall Grammar High & Montessori School System * Govt. High School Railway Road Chak jhumra Near Nadra office and Post Office Chak Jhumra, Formerly Govt. Elementary Chak Jhumra. *

Dar-e-Arqam School Dar-e-Arqam schools system (Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Allied School Jhumra * Alfalah School System * Global Group of Schools * City School Chak Jhumra *Timberlandians Student Club, Lakarwala. 1 number school

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Cities and towns in Faisalabad District Tehsil municipal administrations of Faisalabad Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan {{Faisalabad-geo-stub