Dera Ismail Khan Lot covers 18% of the area and 13% of the total estimated population of N.W.F.P., and includes Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Lakki Marwat and Tank districts. This Lot shares borders with Mianwali and Bhakkar Districts in the East, Karak District and F.A.T.A. in the North, F.A.T.A. in the West and Dera Ghazi Khan and Layyah Districts in the South.
Total settlements (Muza) in Dera Ismail Khan Lot are 856 with population 2.98 million, approximately. Roughly 7% of the muza in these 4 districts are un-served covering 4% of un-served rural population of this lot. In some muzas, the Population Census Organization has published population of muza equal to '0' or '-' or below 100 persons. The population data has been projected from 1998 population data obtained from Pakistan Census Organization.
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