Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
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
Demographics
Historical population Year 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% 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]
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