Chitkan, Pakistan

Chitkan
Town
Chitkan
Coordinates: 26°58′19″N64°05′17″E / 26.972074°N 64.088058°E / 26.972074; 64.088058
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Makran Khan
District	Panjgur
Population  (2023) [1]
• Total	47,034
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Chitkan is a town of Panjgur District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town is part of the Panjgur Tehsil in eastern Balochistan.

Demographics

Population

The population of the city in 1998 was 21,297. According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population had risen to 47,034. ^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	754	—
1961	5,670	+22.35%
1972	9,879	+5.18%
1981	9,495	−0.44%
1998	21,297	+4.87%
2017	44,613	+3.97%
2023	47,034	+0.88%
Source: [3]

Languages

More than 99% of the population speaks Balochi.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
2. "Chitkān (Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
3. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 2018-05-14.