Dera Allah Yar

Dera Allah Yar (Urdu: ڈیرہ اللہ یار), formerly known as Jhatpat (Urdu: جھٹ پٹ), is a city and the headquarters of the Jaffarabad District located in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It lies 300 km from the provincial capital Quetta. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of the Jhatpat subdivision is 302,498.

Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار Jhatpat
City
Dera Allah yar
Dera Allahyar highlighted in red
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District	Jaffarabad District
Division	Nasirabad
Government
• Constituensy	PB-16 Jafarabad NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
• Deputy Commissioner Jaffarabad	Khlid Khan
Area
• Total	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	98,761
• Density	438.4/km2 (1,135/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	80500
NWD (area) code	8289
ISO 3166 code	PK-BA

History:

The city of Dera Allah Yar is named after Allah Yar Khan Khosa, a prominent political and tribal leader of the Khosa tribe, whose leadership and influence played an important role in the development and identity of the region.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	1,497	—
1972	2,332	+4.11%
1981	6,730	+12.50%
1998	38,371	+10.78%
2017	80,908	+4.00%
2023	98,761	+3.38%
Sources:[2]

According to 2023 census, Dera Allah Yar had a population of 98,761.^[3]

Languages

According to 2023 Pakistani census, Urban Population of Dera Allahyar Subdivision is 98,761 of which Balochi 58.81%, Sindhi 26.47%, Saraiki 9.32%, Brahvi 3.12%, Pashto 0.65%, Urdu 0.45% and an additional 1.18% of the population spoke other Languages of Pakistan.^[4]

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

1. Balochi (58.8%)
2. Sindhi (26.5%)
3. Saraiki (9.32%)
4. Brahui (3.12%)
5. Pashto (0.65%)
6. Urdu (0.45%)
7. Others (1.18%)