It also serves as the administrative center for Pishin Rural District.

[6] The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language.

[citation needed] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,477 in 1,832 households, when it was in Sarbaz County.

The Iranian government has set up a customs post to develop border trade between Iran and Pakistan.

The largest dam in Sistan and Baluchistan province has been built south of Pishin to provide water for agriculture and human consumption in Pishin and Bahu districts.