In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted  by the British Mandate authorities, Deir Nakhas had a population of 336 inhabitants, all Muslims, increasing in  the 1931 census to 451, still all Muslim, in a total of  86 inhabited houses.

The village was rectangular in layout, with houses built of stone, expanding along and towards the road linking it to Hebron.
The children attended  schools in the neighbouring villages.

By the  1945 statistics, the population was recorded at 600 Muslims.
In the 1944/45 growing season, a total of 4,887 dunums of village land was planted in cereals; 362 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards, while 22 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted  by the British Mandate authorities, Deir Nakhas had a population of 336 inhabitants, all Muslims, increasing in  the 1931 census to 451, still all Muslim, in a total of  86 inhabited houses.
The village was rectangular in layout, with houses built of stone, expanding along and towards the road linking it to Hebron. The children attended  schools in the neighbouring villages.
By the  1945 statistics, the population was recorded at 600 Muslims. In the 1944/45 growing season, a total of 4,887 dunums of village land was planted in cereals; 362 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards, while 22 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
Dayr Nakhkhas