At the time of the 2006 National Census, Dastana's population was 5,111 in 1,345 households, when it was a village in Kiar-e Gharbi Rural District of the former Kiar District, Shahrekord County. The following census in 2011 counted 5,199 people in 1,577 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Dastana was elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,143 people in 1,615 households.
^Dastana can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060072" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Reforms of country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
