Dera Bugti District

Dera Bugti (Balochi: ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ‎, Urdu: ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.^[1]

Dera Bugti District ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ‎
District of Balochistan
Canyon in Dera Bugti district
Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Sibi
Established	July 1983
Headquarters	Dera Bugti
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Azhar Ali
• District Police Officer	Essa Jan Rind
• District Health Officer	Dr. Muhammad Azam
Area
• District of Balochistan	10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population  (2023 Census of Pakistan)
• District of Balochistan	355,274
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
• Urban	108,447
• Rural	246,827
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following four sub-divisions:

• Pirkoh^[2]
• Dera Bugti
• Phelawagh^[2]
• Sui^[2]

Demography

At the time of the 2023 census district had a population of 355,274.^[3]

Religion

Religions in Dera Bugti district (2023)[4] Religion Percent Islam   99.48% Hinduism   0.31% Other   0.21%

Religious groups in Dera Bugti District (British Baluchistan era)

Religious group	1901[5]		1911[6]		1921[7]		1931[8]		1941[9]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	38,507	98.94%	34,395	98.93%	36,730	99.21%	54,903	99.42%	57,831	99.52%
Hinduism	412	1.06%	371	1.07%	294	0.79%	321	0.58%	281	0.48%
Sikhism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Christianity	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Zoroastrianism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Jainism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Buddhism	—	—	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Tribal	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	38,919	100%	34,766	100%	37,024	100%	55,224	100%	58,112	100%
Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for Marri-Bugti Country, which roughly corresponds to present-day Dera Bugti District. Marri-Bugti Country formed part of Sibi District during the British Baluchistan era.

Language

Languages of Dera Bugti district (2023)

  Balochi (98.94%)

  Saraiki (0.64%)

  Others (0.42%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi, and 0.64% Saraiki as their first language.^[10]

See also

• Dilbar Mat
• List of districts in Balochistan

References

1. PCO 1998, p. 13.
2. "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary - Dera Bugti District (2017 Census of Pakistan)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
3. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". 1901. p. 5. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352844. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
6. "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
7. "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
8. "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
9. "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
10. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

Bibliography

• 1998 District Census report of Dera Bugti. Census publication. Vol. 24. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

External links

• Dera Bugti District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• District Dera Bugti Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
• Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, (Archived).

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