Machh, or Mach (Balochi, ), is a town and union council of Kachhi District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan The town has an altitude of 1006 metres (3303 feet) and is located at 29°52'0N 67°19'60E,Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics - some about 50 km (70 km by road) southeast of Quetta, the provincial capital.
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.
Demographics
Population
As of the 2023 census, Machh has population of 44,542.
Languages
Religion + Religious groups in Machh City (1941 & 2017)Religiousgroup194120172023 Islam 1,632 18,581 Hinduism 421 277 Sikhism 121 Christianity 38 282 Judaism 8 Total population 2,220 19,140 44,542
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.
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.
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