Dera Bugti District

Dera Bugti District ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی
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	Mumtaz Ali Kehtran
• District Police Officer	Essa Jan Rind
• District Health Officer	Dr.Akbar Solangi
Area
• Total	10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	313,110
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4
Website	www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Derabugt.htm

Dera Bugti (Balochi and Urdu: ڈیرہ بگٹی) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into Four sub-divisions, these are:

• Pirkoh
• Dera Bugti
• Phelawagh
• Sui (Balochistan)

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 313,110, of which 165,056 were males and 148,053 females. Rural population was 212,745 (67.95%) while the urban population was 100,365 (32.05%). The literacy rate was 26.55% - the male literacy rate was 41.52% while the female literacy rate was 9.35%. 82 people in the district were from religious minorities.

Languages of Dera Bugti district (2017)

  Balochi (96.04%)

  Pashto (1.14%)

  Saraiki (1.07%)

  Others (1.75%)

At the time of te 2017 census, 96.04% of the population spoke Balochi, 1.14% Pashto and 1.07% Saraiki as their first language.

See also

• Dilbar Mat

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 at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
• Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu
• Subdivision list with populations