Dera Murad Jamali

Dera Murad Jamali (Urdu: ڈیرہ مراد جمالی), often abbreviated as D.M. Jamali, is a city (and district headquarters) located in Nasirabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is also the divisional headquarters of Nasirabad Division. In 1954 Dera Murad Jamali was part of Kalat District until Nasirabad District was created in 1974.

For other uses, see Jamali.

Dera Murad Jamali ڈیرہ مراد جمالی
District Headquarter / City
Dera Murad Jamali
Dera Murad Jamali City
Dera Murad Jamali highlighted in red
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Coordinates: 28°32′40″N 68°13′14″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District	Nasirabad District
Old name	Tipull[1]
Preceded	Kalat District (1954-1974)
Succeeded	Nasirabad District (1974-present)
Government
• Constituensy	NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi PB-14 Nasirabad-II
Area
• City	281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2023 census)[2]
• City	106,952
• Rank	117th, Pakistan
• Density	945.99/km2 (2,450.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	80700
NWD (area) code	0838
ISO 3166 code	PK-BA
Highways	N-65

History

Its original name was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.^[3]

In 1974 Dera Murad Jamali became headquarter of newly created Nasirabad District split from Kalat District.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	9,133	—
1998	38,431	+8.82%
2017	96,591	+4.97%
2023	106,952	+1.71%
Sources:[4]

According to 2023 census, Dera Murad Jamali had a population of 106,952.

Languages

According to 2023 Pakistani census Population of Dera Murad Jamali Subdivision is 265,822 of which 122,249 spoke Balochi, 54,621 Brahui, 51,334 Sindhi, 35,143 Saraiki, 1,128 Pashto, 507 Urdu 198 Punjabi, 188 Hindko & 454 others.

Languages of Dera Murad Jamali Subdivision (2023 Pakistani census)^[5]

1. Balochi (45.98%)
2. Brahui (20.54%)
3. Sindhi (19.31%)
4. Saraiki (13.22%)
5. Pashto (0.42%)
6. Urdu (0.19%)
7. Punjabi (0.07%)
8. Hindko (0.07%)
9. Others (0.17%)

Dera Murad Jamali Railway Station

Dera Murad Jamali railway station