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.^[2]

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
Literacy [1]
• Literacy rate	Total: (24.07%) Male: (34.40%) Female: (11.88%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4

Administration

The district is administratively divided into the following five tehsils (subdivisions)

Tehsil[3]	Area (km²)[4]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023)[5]	Union Councils
Dera Bugti	927	50,943	54.95	33.75%
Phelawagh[6]
Sui[6]	3,858	126,725	32.85
Baiker Tehsil	258	33,410	129.50	15.62%
Pirkoh[6]

Demography

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	N/A	—
1961	N/A	—
1972	N/A	—
1981	N/A	—
1998	181,310	—
2017	313,110	+2.92%
2023	355,274	+2.13%
Sources:[7]

As of the 2023 census, Dera Bugti district has 62,267 households and a population of 355,274. The district has a sex ratio of 121.10 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 24.07%: 34.40% for males and 11.88% for females.^[8][9] 152,457 (42.91% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[10] 108,447 (30.52%) live in urban areas.^[8] 1,843 (0.52%) were from religious minorities, around 1,100 Hindus and 700 Christians.^[11]

Religion

Religious groups in Dera Bugti District (British Baluchistan era)

Religious group	1901[12]		1911[13]		1921[14]		1931[15]		1941[16]
	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

At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi as their first language.^[17]

See also

• Dilbar Mat
• List of tehsils of Pakistan
  • List of tehsils of Balochistan
• List of districts of Pakistan
  • List of districts in Balochistan