{{More citations needed|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Dera Allah Yar | settlement_type = City | official_name = Dera Allah yar | other_name = Jhatpat | native_name = {{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار}} | image_skyline = File:Dera Allahyar City.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = PB-16 Jafarabad (2023).svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Dera Allahyar highlighted in red | pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Pakistan | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{PAK}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}} | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jafarabad District | subdivision_type3 = Division | subdivision_name3 = Nasirabad | established_title = | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | population_total = 98,761 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Balochistan.html?cityid=11413|title = Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2023 | area_total_km2 = 690 | elevation_m = 56 | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_density_km2 = 438.40 | leader_title = Constituensy | leader_name = PB-16 Jafarabad<br />NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad | leader_title1 = Deputy Commissioner Jafarabad | leader_name1 = Khlid Khan | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | timezone1 = PKT | utc_offset1 = +05:00 | timezone1_DST = DST ''is not observed'' | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 80500 | area_code_type = NWD (area) code | area_code = 8289 | iso_code = PK-BA }}
'''Dera Allah Yar''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار}}}}), formerly known as '''Jhatpat''' ({{Langx|ur|جھٹ پٹ}}), is a city and the headquarters of the Jafarabad 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.
== History == thumb|left|Dera Allah Yar station in 2024 The city of Dera Allah Yar is named after Allah Yar Khan Khosa, a prominent political leader of the area, whose leadership and influence played an important role in the development and identity of the region. The railway station is on the Rohri–Chaman Line.
== Demographics ==
=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|1497|1972|2332|1981|6730|1998|38,371|2017|80,908|2023|98,761|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>}} According to 2023 census, Dera Allah Yar had a population of 98,761.<ref>{{Cite web |title=URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_balochistan_districts.pdf}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBS Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/ |access-date=2025-12-21 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Pie chart | caption = Languages of Dera Allahyar Subdivision (2023 Pakistani census)<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_11.pdf|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> | label1 = Balochi | value1 = 58.81 | color1 = Lightgreen | label2 = Sindhi | value2 = 26.47 | color2 = gold | label3 = Saraiki | value3 = 9.32 | color3 = Blue | label4 = Brahui | value4 = 3.12 | color4 = orange | label5 = Pashto | value5 = 0.65 | color5 = skyblue | label6 = Urdu | value6 = 0.45 | color6 = darkgreen | label7 = Others | value7 = 1.18 | color7 = grey | thumb = right }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Jafarabad District}} Category:Populated places in Jafarabad District
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