Chak Jhumra

Chak Jhumra
چک جھمرہ
Tehsil and Town
Chak Jhumra

Location in Pakistan

Coordinates: 31°34′N 73°11′E / 31.567°N 73.183°E / 31.567; 73.183Coordinates: 31°34′N 73°11′E / 31.567°N 73.183°E / 31.567; 73.183
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Faisalabad District
Capital Chak Jhumra
Towns 1
Union councils 15[1]
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)
Area code(s) 041

Chak Jhumra (Urdu: چک جهُمره), is a Railway junction and tehsil situated at a distance of about 21 km from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan on Faisalabad-Sangla Hill Road.[2] It was a grain market before partition.

There was an army airport which was destroyed in Pak-India 1965 war.[1] There are 2 Degree Colleges(1 for boys and 1 for girls) and two higher secondary schools(1 for boys and 1 for girls) in chak jhumra.These colleges and schools are considered only source of higher study for its nearby villages.

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