Chishtian is one of five
Tehsils of District Bahawalnagar. The total area 16.5 sq km. The
City Chishtian is situated on the main Bahawalnagar-Bahawalpur
Highway. River SATLUJ flows in the North, Tehsil Bahawalnagar
(District headquarter) is situated in the East. Tehsil Hasilpur of
District Bahawalpur lies in the West and the desert of CHOLISTAN,
Tehsil Fort Abbas in the South. Total population of Tehsil is
633654. Whereas population of six urban union councils of Chishtian
is 132517.
A Historical Overview
Chishtian is an ancient
city. The old name of this town was “GaRrh BHatTian”. The name
CHISHTIAN was adopted after the arrival of a 6th century
Sufi preacher Hazrat Baba Taaju-d-Deen Sarwar Shaheed Chishti; the
grandson of great Sufi saint Hazrat Fareed- Ud -Deen Masood Ganj-e-
Shakar of Chishtia silsila. The soul of city are famous saint Hazrat
Sheikh Taj-ud-Din Sarwar and Hazrat Khawaja Noor Muhammad Moharvi.
