Machh

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.

Not to be confused with Mach (disambiguation).
Machh
مچھ
Municipal Committee and Union Council
Mach railway station
Mach railway station
Coordinates: 29°52′01″N 67°19′35″E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictKachhi District
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Geography

Machh 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

Religion
Religious groups in Machh City (1941 & 2017)
Religious
group		 1941[3]: 13–14  2017[4][5]
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%

Economy

Most 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

The 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.[6]

Transportation

People 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
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan
  2. Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics
  3. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. Balochistan govt declares emergency as heavy snowfall halts life


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