Machh مچھ | |
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Municipal Committee and Union Council | |
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| Coordinates:29°52′01″N67°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, orMach (Balochi,Urdu:مچھ), is a town andunion council ofKachhi District in theBalochistanprovince ofPakistan.[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 ofQuetta, 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.
| Religious group | 1941[3]: 13–14 | 2017[4][5] | 2023[6] | |||
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| 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 aroundcoal 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.