Dera Bugti District ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ‎
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	Azhar Ali
• District Police Officer	Essa Jan Rind
• District Health Officer	Dr. Muhammad azam
Area
• Total	10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1]
• Total	312,603
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4

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:

• Pirkoh^[3]
• Dera Bugti
• Phelawagh^[3]
• Sui^[3]

Demography

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 fo 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.

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.