Machh, or Mach (Balochi, Urdu: مچھ), is a town and union council of Kachhi District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1] The town has an altitude of 1006 metres (3303 feet) and is located at 29°52'0N 67°19'60E,[2] - some about 50 km (70 km by road) southeast of Quetta, the provincial capital.
Machh مچھ | |
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Municipal Committee and Union Council | |
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  Machh مچھ Location in Pakistan  Machh مچھ Machh مچھ (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°52′01″N 67°19′35″E / 29.86694°N 67.32639°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Kachhi District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 44,542 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Geography
editMachh is located in between the stony hills. It is divided into 3 parts; area for jail, railway and town. There is only one bazaar.
Demography
editReligion
edit| Religious group |
1941[3]: 13–14 | 2017[4][5] | 2023[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam 
|
1,632 | 73.51% | 18,581 | 97.08% | ||
Hinduism 
|
421 | 18.96% | 277 | 1.45% | ||
Sikhism 
|
121 | 5.45% | — | — | ||
Christianity 
|
38 | 1.71% | 282 | 1.47% | ||
Judaism 
|
8 | 0.36% | — | — | ||
| Total population | 2,220 | 100% | 19,140 | 100% | 44,542 | 100% |
Economy
editMost of the economic activity in Machh revolves around coal mines and the buying and selling of coal. The major source of employment is the public sector - Railway, Jail, Wapda, Sui Gas and Levies Force. Machh town has a market that caters to coal miners and residents. Mach has a jail, built in 1929.
Weather
editThe climate is dry. It rains 3 or 4 times in a year. Machh experiences extreme winter and summer temperatures. The winter of 2016 saw heavy snowfall along the Kolpur and Kohebash areas of Machh.
Transportation
editPeople use cars, bikes and cycles for transportation in town. Pakistan National Highway N-65 runs along Tehsil Machh and is the only major road in the area.
References
edit- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 September 2024.