Rurala Road

Rurala Road
Tehsil
Rurala Road
Nickname: 
Mandi
Rurala Road is located in Pakistan
Rurala Road
Rurala Road
Location within Pakistan
Coordinates (Railroad Station): 31°12′0″N 73°18′0″E / 31.20000°N 73.30000°E / 31.20000; 73.30000[1][2]
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Government
 • MNAAhtisham Munawar
 • MPAMolvi Hassaan
Elevation
592 ft (180 m)
Population
 • Total
25,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Postal code
37200
Calling code041

Rurala Road (Urdu: روڑالہ روڈ) is a town situated in the district of Faisalabad, Punjab (Pakistan). It is 25 km from Jaranwala.[3] 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.[citation needed]

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 in the area around Faisalabad in the late 1970s to '80s but due to migration into cities including Faisalabad and Lahore, its importance has diminished. Ahmed, M. (2012). Urbanization and its Impact on Rural Areas in Pakistan. Lahore: Punjab University Press. This book discusses the effects of migration on rural areas, particularly the decline in importance of villages and local markets due to the movement of people to cities like Faisalabad and Lahore.

Four food storage godowns operate in Rurala Road, run by the Government of Punjab.[4]

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 Faisalabad and Jaranwala.

Train

Rurala Road railway station is connected with Lahore (via Jaranwala, Sheikhupura) and with Shorkot (via Tandlianwala, Kamalia) by rail.[5]

Sports

Football

Usama Football Club is known at the national level.[6] 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.[citation needed]

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 tehsil participate in this tournament, which is well known in the area.[citation needed]

The town's cricket clubs are Ahtisham, Ravi, Young Generation Stars, Young Generation Heroes, Rising Stars Eleven, KS Cricket Eleven[7] Young Star

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics
  2. ^ City District Government
  3. ^ Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad
  4. ^ Government of the Punjab Food Storage Godowns Details
  5. ^ Railway Route Details
  6. ^ Pakistan Clubs at Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation
  7. ^ kscricketclub.weebly.com