Tehsil Chichawatni is one of the two Tehsil of Sahiwal district. It spreads over an area of 1,591 square kilometres with a population of 785,357 (as per DCR 1998).

Chichawatni is situated in the west of Sahiwal. The approximate distance from Sahiwal is 45 km. The main railway track passes through this town. It is a busy grain and cotton market. When colonization started, the site of present mandi was selected to the south west of the old railway station and the first auction took place in 1916. The Mandi stands between the Tumanwala Minor and the railway line. The town is built to the south of the distributory. The old railway station was abandoned and a new railway station built near the Mandi.

Chichawatni was raised to the level of Municipal Committee in 1952. After the implementation of Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001, it was given the status of TMA.