Dera Bugti District

Dera Bugti District

ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی
Dera Bugti District ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی
District
	Map of Balochistan with Dera Bugti District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Established	July 1983
Headquarters	Dera Bugti
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Zulifiqar Ali Karrar
Area
• Total	10,159 km2 (3,922 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	312,603
• 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: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 Four sub-divisions, these are:^[3]

Pirkoh
Dera Bugti
Phelawagh
Sui (Balochistan)

Tribal chief[]

After the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, the chief of the Rahija sub-tribe of the Bugti tribe is the current tribal chief of Dera Bugti.^{[citation needed]}

Demography[]

According to the Census of Pakistan 2017 the population of the District Dera Bugti is 312,603.^[4] 98.9% of the people of the area are Muslim,^[5] and the predominant first language is Balochi (95.9%), although there are also groups of speakers of Punjabi (1.2%), Saraiki (3%), and Pashto.^[6] The Bugti is the Baloch tribe in the district.

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.

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.

References[]

^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
^ PCO 1998, p. 13.
^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Dera Bugti - Government of Pakistan^{[permanent dead link]}
^ PCO 1998, p. 28.
^ PCO 1998, p. 32.
^ PCO 1998, p. 34.

Bibliography[]

1998 District Census report of Dera Bugti. Census publication. 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

Coordinates: 28°50′N 69°00′E / 28.833°N 69.000°E / 28.833; 69.000

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[DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017-1] "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-03.

[FOOTNOTEPCO199813-2] PCO 1998, p. 13.

[3] Tehsils & Unions in the District of Dera Bugti - Government of Pakistan^{[permanent dead link]}

[FOOTNOTEPCO199828-4] PCO 1998, p. 28.

[FOOTNOTEPCO199832-5] PCO 1998, p. 32.

[FOOTNOTEPCO199834-6] PCO 1998, p. 34.

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show v Dera Bugti District
Towns and union councils	Baiker Gandoi Gulzar Kalchas Lope Sherani Loti Patra Sherani Phelawagh Saddar Dera Bugti Sangseela Shum Sui
Locations	Kacchi Plain Military College Sui Sui gas field

hide v t Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Quetta
Kalat	Awaran Kalat Khuzdar Lasbela Mastung Shaheed Sikandarabad
Makran	Gwadar Kech Panjgur
Nasirabad	Jafarabad Jhal Magsi Kachhi Nasirabad Sohbatpur
Quetta	Killa Abdullah (Qila Abdullah) Pishin Quetta
Sibi	Dera Bugti Harnai Kohlu Lehri Sibi Ziarat
Zhob	Killa Saifullah (Qila Saifullah) Sherani Zhob
Rakhshan	Chagai^a Kharan^b Nushki^a Washuk^b Chaman^a
Loralai	Barkhan^c Loralai^c Musakhail^c Duki^c
^a - formerly part of Quetta Division; ^b - formerly part of Kalat Division; ^c - formerly part of Zhob Division

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