Dera Bugti District
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Dera Bugti (Balochi: Template:Script/Arabic, Urdu: Template:Nq) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.Template:Sfn
Administration
The district is administratively divided into the following five tehsils (subdivisions) Template:Static row numbers
| Tehsil[1] | Area
(km²)[2] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[3] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dera Bugti | 927 | 50,943 | 54.95 | 33.75% | ... |
| Phelawagh[4] | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sui[4] | 3,858 | 126,725 | 32.85 | ... | |
| Baiker Tehsil | 258 | 33,410 | 129.50 | 15.62% | ... |
| Pirkoh[4] | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Demography
Population
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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.[5][6] 152,457 (42.91% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[7] 108,447 (30.52%) live in urban areas.[5] 1,843 (0.52%) were from religious minorities, around 1,100 Hindus and 700 Christians.[8]
Religion
| Religious group |
1901[9] | 1911[10] | 1921[11] | 1931[12] | 1941[13] | |||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 38,507 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,395 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 36,730 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 54,903 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 57,831 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 412 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 371 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 294 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 321 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 281 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Judaism File:Star of David.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg | — | — | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Tribal | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Others | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| Total population | 38,919 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 34,766 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 37,024 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 55,224 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 58,112 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||||
| 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.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||||||||||
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Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi as their first language.[14]
See also
References
Bibliography
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External links
- Dera Bugti District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
- District Dera Bugti Template:Webarchive at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk Template:Webarchive
- Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, (Archived).
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- ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Template:Webarchive Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
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