Chistian Tehsil 
    تحصیل چشتیاں  | |
|---|---|
Location of Chishtian Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan  | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| District | Bahawalnagar | 
| Towns | 1 | 
| Union councils | 29 | 
| Headquarters | Chishtian | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration | 
| • Administrator | Arshad Sidhu | 
| Area | |
| 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 845,439 | |
| • Density | 563.63/km2 (1,459.8/sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 229,529 (26.27%) | 
| • Rural | 615,910 (73.73%) | 
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) | 
| Area code | 063 | 
Chistian Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل چشتیاں) is a tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District, Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Chishtian is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 29 Union Councils.[3]
Geography
Chishtian Tehsil has an area of 1,500 km2.[4]
Adjacent Tehsils
- Burewala Tehsil, Vehari District (north)
 - Bahawalnagar Tehsil (northeast)
 - Haroonabad Tehsil (southeast)
 - Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District (south)
 - Hasilpur Tehsil, Bahawalpur District (west)
 - Vehari Tehsil, Vehari District (northwest)
 
Adjacent Small Cities
- Dahranwala (south)
 
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 148,868 | — | 
| 1961 | 197,437 | +2.86% | 
| 1972 | 254,448 | +2.33% | 
| 1981 | 326,790 | +2.82% | 
| 1998 | 498,270 | +2.51% | 
| 2017 | 691,221 | +1.74% | 
| 2023 | 845,439 | +3.41% | 
| Source: [5][4] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Chishtian Tehsil had a population of 845,439. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan there were 691,221 people living in Chishtian Tehsil and its population in 1998 was 498,270.[6]
Governance
In June 2016, Tehsil Municipal Administration Chishtian employees staged a sit-in due to two months of non-payment.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Sit-in as TMA staff unpaid for 2 months". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
 - ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
 - ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalnagar - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
 - 1 2 "PLANNING REPORT BAHAWALNAGAR 2008" (PDF). Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company: Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP). 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
 - ↑ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
 - ↑ "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-05-02.