Phularwan
Phularwan (Urdu: پهُلروان), is a small city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in Bhalwal tehsil of Sargodha District. Longitude 32° 21' 20.52" N . Latitude, 73° 00' 44.67" E. It is the terminus of a branch of the North-Western railway. Phularwan was founded about in year 540 on its present site. city was designed by a Singh architect engineer who studied in Great Britain at that time about in the end of 17th century. He designed this city according to international standards, a wall around the city, markets with fences. 2 Nos. Mandars and 2 No. Mosques were initially present in the city. According to historical references (A Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab by H. a Rose page 286) and city elders, the city was given its name "Phularwan" due to a caln / tribe who migrated from central India and go through this city which was known as Chabbah and Mandi. A small village/town/mohalla named "Phularwani" is also near city where the migrated king "Phularo" rested with his people. When Pakistan came into existence a large number of people replaced Hindu population who migrated to India.The power of this region mainly rest in the hands of Rajputs and Mirza family, Mughals/Mirzas who have the dominant lands in the whole area and have business spread over the city they also have political and social influence over whole area.The Lambardar is Mirza Nasir Mahmood Nasar and Chairman is Rao Imran.
Location
Longitude 32° 21' 20.52" N . Latitude (32.3557), 73° 00' 44.67" E (73.012408) Phularwan is located on the Lahore-Islamabad motorway (M2) at the Salam interchange in Sargodha District.The town is connected to Sargodha Gujrat Road from two different places from Salam Chowk Via Bhera Phularwan Road,distance is apx.3 km and secondly from Chakian Phularwan via Phularwan Gujrat Road distance is 4 km. The town's importance increased due to the motorway passing near Phularwan. Phularwan is 50 km from the district capital Sargodha. Now it takes only two hours to reach Phularwan from Lahore, Islamabad, and Faisalabad. A famous depot of the Pakistan Army, Mona depot, is 12 km from Phularwan.
Trade and economy
Phularwan is famous for its Kinnoo production (a special kind of orange). It is an important center of trade, with manufacture of cotton goods, metal-work, carving, etc. A large amount of sugercane is produced in this area,However Paddy(Rice),Wheat,Cotton,Sesame are also produced significantly,All these crops are traded in local Grain Market. Town is also famous because of a big Grain Market is present before existence of Pakistan. Neighboring Villagers from about 20 km radius depends upon the market of Phularwan
Problems
The main problem in Phularwan is its sewerage system. A nalah passes through the city, and has polluted the whole city,However, in year 2011 a significant amount of finance is approved by Govt. for improvement of sewerage and water supply system, construction work is under progress in year 2012. Pir Amin Ul Hasnat Shah Minister of state for religious affairs MNA of the region and Ch. Tahir Ahmed Sindhu MPA are paying their best attention.
