Dera Bugti District

Dera Bugti District
ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی
ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ‎
District of Balochistan
Canyon in Dera Bugti district
Canyon in Dera Bugti district
Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionSibi
EstablishedJuly 1983
HeadquartersDera Bugti
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerAzhar Ali
 • District Police OfficerEssa Jan Rind
 • District Health OfficerDr. Muhammad Azam
Area
 • District of Balochistan10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census of Pakistan)
 • District of Balochistan355,274
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
 • Urban
108,447
 • Rural
246,827
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4

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]

Administration

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

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

References

  1. ^ PCO 1998, p. 13.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
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