Chishtian

Chishtian (Punjabi, Urdu: چشتیاں) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population.

Chishtian چشتیاں‬ Chishtian Shareef
City
Municipal Committee logo
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Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Bahawalnagar
Tehsil	Chishtian
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal Committee
• Chairman	None (Vacant)[2]
• Vice Chairman	None (Vacant)[2]
Elevation	511 ft (155 m)
Population  (2017)[3]
• City	149,939
• Rank	59th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	+6
Area code(s)	62350 (ZIP), 063(Landline)
Website	MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	10,270	—
1961	26,041	+9.75%
1972	38,496	+3.62%
1981	61,959	+5.43%
1998	102,287	+2.99%
2017	149,939	+2.03%
2023	192,403	+4.24%
Sources:[4]

According to 2023 census, Chishtian had a population of 192,403.

Education

• Daanish Schools
• Government Post Graduate College for Girls
• Punjab Group of colleges^[5]

Healthcare

A branch of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is based in Chishtian.^[6]

Events

The city experienced armed sectarian violence in 2013 between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The local authorities called in the Pakistan Army to bring order to the situation, which may have been a reaction to similar violence in Rawalpindi on the preceding day.^[7]

Climate

Chishtian is considered to have a Hot Desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The mean yearly temperature recorded in Chishtian is 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) and precipitation is virtually non-existent throughout the year, amounting to about 264 millimetres (10.4 inches) per year.^[8]