Chishtian Tehsil

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
DistrictBahawalnagar
Towns1
Union councils29
HeadquartersChishtian
Government
  TypeTehsil Municipal Administration
  AdministratorArshad Sidhu
Area
  Tehsil1,500 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population
  Tehsil691,221
  Density460.814/km2 (1,193.50/sq mi)
  Urban
149,939
  Rural
541,282
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code(s)063

Geography

Chishtian Tehsil has an area of 1,500 km2.[4]

Adjacent tehsils

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951148,868    
1961197,437+2.86%
1972254,448+2.33%
1981326,790+2.82%
1998498,270+2.51%
2017691,221+1.74%
Source: [5][4]

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]

References

  1. "Sit-in as TMA staff unpaid for 2 months". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalnagar - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "PLANNING REPORT BAHAWALNAGAR 2008" (PDF). Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company: Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP). 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. "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.

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