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{{Short description|District in Balochistan, Pakistan}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2011}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dera Bugti District
| name = Dera Bugti District
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| native_name = ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی
| native_name = {{nq|ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی}}<br>{{script/Arabic|ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ}}
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Balochistan|District]] of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]
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| image_caption = Canyon in Dera Bugti district
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| map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted
| map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted

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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Sibi Division|Sibi]]
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Dera Bugti]]
| seat = [[Dera Bugti]]
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| government_type = District Administration
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| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
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| leader_name = Azhar Ali
| leader_title1 = District Police Officer
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| leader_name1 = Essa Jan Rind
| leader_title2 = District Health Officer
| leader_name2 = Dr. Muhammad azam
| leader_party =
| leader_party =
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 10159
| area_total_km2 = 10160
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_as_of = [[2017 Census of Pakistan]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=city/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|title=DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017|publisher=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|access-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| population_total = 312,603
| population_total = 312,603
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| established_title = Established
| established_title = Established
| established_date = July 1983
| established_date = July 1983
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| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
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| leader_name = Zulifiqar Ali Karrar
| leader_title1 =
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| leader_name1 =
| blank_name_sec1 = District Council
| blank_name_sec1 = District Council
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| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of [[Tehsil]]s
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of [[List of tehsils of Balochistan|Tehsils]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 4
| blank1_info_sec1 = 4
| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s)
| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s)
| demographics1_info1 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]]
| demographics1_info1 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]]
| website = www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Derabugt.htm
}}
}}


'''Dera Bugti''' is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] within the [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province of [[Pakistan]]. It was established as a separate district in 1983.{{sfn|PCO|1998|p=13}}
'''Dera Bugti''' ([[Balochi language|Balochi]]: {{script/Arabic|ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ}}, [[Urdu]]: {{nq|ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی}}) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] within the [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.{{sfn|PCO|1998|p=13}}


==Administration==
==Administration==
The district is administratively subdivided into the following four sub-divisions:
The district is administratively subdivided into Four sub-divisions, these are:<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=96&dn=Dera%20Bugti Tehsils & Unions in the District of Dera Bugti - Government of Pakistan]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Pirkoh
* Pirkoh<ref name=PBS/>
* Dera Bugti
* Dera Bugti
* [[Phelawagh]]<ref name=PBS>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/balochistan/DERA%20BUGTI_SUMMARY.pdf|archive-date=20 December 2018|access-date=3 March 2024|url-status=dead|title=District And Tehsil Level Population Summary - Dera Bugti District (2017 Census of Pakistan)|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220192811/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/balochistan/DERA%20BUGTI_SUMMARY.pdf}}</ref>
* [[Phelawagh]]
* [[Sui (Balochistan)]]
* [[Sui (Balochistan)|Sui]]<ref name=PBS/>

==Tribal chief==
After the death of [[Nawab Akbar Bugti]], the chief of the Rahija sub-tribe of the Bugti tribe [[Nawab Mir Aali Bugti]] is the current tribal chief of Dera Bugti.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}


==Demography==
==Demography==
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{{anchor|Population}}
|title=Religions in Dera Bugti district (2017)
According to the Census of Pakistan 2017 the population of the District Dera Bugti is 312,603.{{sfn|PCO|1998|p=28}} {{sigfig|98.88|3}}% of the people of the area are [[Muslim]],{{sfn|PCO|1998|p=32}} and the predominant [[first language]] is [[Balochi language|Balochi]] ({{sigfig|95.87|3}}%), although there are also groups of speakers of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ({{sigfig|1.19|2}}%), [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] ({{sigfig|1.07}}%), and [[Pashto]].{{sfn|PCO|1998|p=34}} The [[Bugti]] is the [[Baloch people|Baloch]] tribe in the district.
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{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|99.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Balochistan|Hinduism]]|darkorange|0.43}}
{{bar percent|Sikhism|black|0.02}}
}}


{{anchor|Population}}At the time of the 2017 census the district had 45,634 households and a population of 312,603.<ref name=city>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-distr-admin.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2020|website=Citypopulation.de website|title=Dera Bugti District population per 2017 Census of Pakistan|access-date=3 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623195903/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-distr-admin.php}}</ref> Dera Bugti had a sex ratio of 897 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 26.55% - 41.52% for males and 9.35% for females. 100,365 (32.05%) lived in urban areas. 138,924 (44.37%) were under 10 years of age.
== Education ==

According to [[Pakistan District Education Rankings]], a report by [[Alif Ailaan]], district Dera Bugti is ranked at number 136 nationally, with an education score of 38.12 and learning score of 48.13 and gender parity score of 28.14.
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Dera Bugti district (2017)
|label1 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]] |value1 = 96.04|color1 = limegreen
|label2 = [[Pashto]] |value2 = 1.14 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] |value3 = 1.07 |color3 = aqua
|label4 = Others |value4 = 1.75 |color4 = grey
}}


At the time of the 2017 census, 96.04% of the population spoke [[Balochi language|Balochi]], 1.14% [[Pashto]] and 1.07% [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] as their first language.
The national rank according to readiness is 152, with a readiness score of 22.8. Dera Bugti has one of the most poor infrastructure in the country reflected in its ranking of 152, with a score of 14.62. Lack of functional toilets and shortage of electricity is a major problem.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Dilbar Mat]]
* [[Dilbar Mat]]
* [[List of districts in Balochistan]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=815&Itemid=1101 Dera Bugti District] at [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/ www.balochistan.gov.pk]
* [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=815&Itemid=1101 Dera Bugti District] at [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/ www.balochistan.gov.pk]
* [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/disttprofiles/d.bugti.php District Dera Bugti] at [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/ www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk]
* [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/disttprofiles/d.bugti.php District Dera Bugti] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426005936/http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/disttprofiles/d.bugti.php |date=2018-04-26 }} at [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/ www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060506121912/http://www.ansarburney.org/news/balochistan_news.html Ansar Burney Trust] - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060506121912/http://www.ansarburney.org/news/balochistan_news.html Ansar Burney Trust] - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, (Archived).

*[http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/balochistan/DERA%20BUGTI_BLOCKWISE.pdf Subdivision list with populations]


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[[Category:Districts of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan]]


Revision as of 16:05, 15 April 2024

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
 • Total10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population
 (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1]
 • Total312,603
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
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.[2]

Administration

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

Demography

Religions in Dera Bugti district (2017)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.55%
Hinduism
 
 0.43%
Sikhism
 
 0.02%

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 45,634 households and a population of 312,603.[1] Dera Bugti had a sex ratio of 897 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 26.55% - 41.52% for males and 9.35% for females. 100,365 (32.05%) lived in urban areas. 138,924 (44.37%) were under 10 years of age.

Languages of Dera Bugti district (2017)

  Balochi (96.04%)
  Pashto (1.14%)
  Saraiki (1.07%)
  Others (1.75%)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Dera Bugti District population per 2017 Census of Pakistan". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ PCO 1998, p. 13.
  3. ^ 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.

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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