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 | |
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 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 | |
| • Total | 10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 355,274 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Administration
editThe district is administratively subdivided into the following four sub-divisions:
Demography
editAt the time of the 2023 census had a population of 355,274.[3]
Religion
edit| 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% | ||||
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|
— | — | 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
editAt the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi, and 0.64% Saraiki as their first language.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PCO 1998, p. 13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". 1901. p. 5. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352844. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf [bare URL PDF]
Bibliography
edit- 1998 District Census report of Dera Bugti. Census publication. Vol. 24. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dera Bugti District.
- 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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