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Pakistani town
Municipal Committee and Union Council in Balochistan, Pakistan
| Machhمچھ | |
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| Municipal Committee and Union Council | |
 Mach railway station |
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| Coordinates: 29°52′01″N 67°19′35″E / 29.86694°N 67.32639°E / 29.86694; 67.32639 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Kachhi District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 44,542 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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 is located in between the stony hills. It is divided into 3 parts; area for jail, railway and town. There is only one bazaar.
Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3,211 | — |
| 1961 | 4,921 | +4.36% |
| 1972 | 7,273 | +3.62% |
| 1981 | 8,419 | +1.64% |
| 1998 | 14,488 | +3.24% |
| 2017 | 19,152 | +1.48% |
| 2023 | 44,542 | +15.10% |
| Source: [3] |
As of the 2023 census, Machh has population of 44,542.[4]
Languages
Religious groups in Machh City (1941 & 2017)
| Religiousgroup | 1941[6]: 13–14 | 2017[7][8] | 2023[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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.
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.
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.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_11_balochistan_districts.pdf
- ^ "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.