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.
Administration
The district is administratively divided into the following five tehsils (subdivisions)
Demography
Population
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. 152,457 (42.91% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 108,447 (30.52%) live in urban areas. 1,843 (0.52%) were from religious minorities, around 1,100 Hindus and 700 Christians.
Religion
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi as their first language.
See also
- Dilbar Mat
- List of tehsils of Pakistan
- List of tehsils of Balochistan
- List of districts of Pakistan
- List of districts in Balochistan
References
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 Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk Archived 6 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, (Archived).
