Chishtian Tehsil
Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
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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]
Chistian Tehsil
تحصیل چشتیاں | |
|---|---|
Location of Chishtian Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| 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 |
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
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]