Rurala Road () is a

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situated in the district of

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. It is 25 km from

Jaranwala Jaranwala (; ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.

.Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad
/ref> Also referred to as Chak No. 283 GB, Rurala Road lies between Jaranwala Tehsil and Tandlianwala Tehsil.

Government

Its Union Council number is 65. The chairman of the Union Council is Abdul Ghafoor Jappa and the Vice Chairman is Abdul Rehman, who is also the advocate of the High Court and founder of a cable TV service.

Infrastructure

It has a railway station, a bank ( HBL), a post office, a bus stand, a taxi stand and markets, as well as the offices of the Union Council, a government hospital and a veterinary hospital. Four private hospitals are there. A large two-story mosque is nearby, Tahsil Jaranwala. It doubles as a trading post for nearby villages. Rurala Road was one of the busiest villages with the biggest

bazaar A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets th ...

in the area around

in the late 1970s to '80s but due to migration into cities including Faisalabad and

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, its importance has diminished. Four food storage godowns operate in Rurala Road, run by the Government of

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Education

The schools in this town include: * Government Boys High School 282 GB * Government Girls High School * Government Boys Primary School * Mughal Public School * Quality Educational Complex * Jinnah Public School

Transport

Bus

Rurala Road has bus connections to

and

Jaranwala Jaranwala (; ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.

Train

Rurala Road railway station is connected with

(via Jaranwala,

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura (Punjabi language, Punjabi / ; ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city and district in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of ...

) and with

Shorkot Shorkot (), (), is a city in Punjab (Pakistan) and serves as the capital of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang District. The city is renowned for the tombs of several prominent Sufism, Sufi saints, including Sultan Bahoo, Syed Akbar Ali Shah Gilani, Syed ...

(via Tandlianwala, Kamalia) by rail.

Sports

Football

Usama Football Club is known at the national level.Pakistan Clubs
at Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation The town's other football clubs are Gafari Memorial Football Club. This Town has no proper football ground. Each year, the Ghafari Memorial Football Tournament is held in the town to commemorate a local footballer.

Cricket

Each year, the Sharafat Amjad Waqar Memorial Cricket Tournament is held in the town to commemorate a local cricketer. Various cricket teams from

Jaranwala Jaranwala (; ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.

tehsil participate in this tournament, which is well known in the area. The town's cricket clubs are Ahtisham, Ravi, Young Generation Stars, Young Generation Heroes, Rising Stars Eleven, KS Cricket Elevenkscricketclub.weebly.com Young Star

References

External links

Rurala Road on Tageo.comRurala Road on MapLandia.comRurala Road on Forumjar.com
* http://www.dawn.com/news/1194607 {{Faisalabad District Cities and towns in Faisalabad District