Dera Murad Jamali (), often abbreviated as D.M. Jamali, is a city (and district headquarters) located in

Nasirabad District Nasirabad or Naseerabad () is a district of Nasirabad Division in Balochistan, Pakistan. The District was notified in 1974 by separating from Kalat District. For three years, it was called Tamboo District from July 1987 to December 1990, The di ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It is also the divisional headquarters of

Nasirabad Division Naseerabad Division () is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Naseerabad division was created by bifurcatio ...

. In 1954 Dera Murad Jamali was part of

Kalat District Kalat District ( Brahui and ) is a district located in Kalat Division of Balochistan, Pakistan. Kalat was made a separate district on February 3, 1954. At that time Khuzdar and Mastung districts were sub-divisions of Kalat (which then also ...

until

was created in 1974.

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'. In 1974 Dera Murad Jamali became headquarter of newly created

split from

Demographics

Population

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

Languages

According to

2023 Pakistani census The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country. It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. It was also the first ever digital census to be held in ...

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.

Dera Murad Jamali Railway Station

Dera Murad Jamali railway station

References

Populated places in Nasirabad District {{Pakistan-geo-stub