Machh
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) |
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.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Population
[edit]| 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].
Religion
[edit]| Religious group |
1941[5]: 13–14 | 2017[6][7] | 2023[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ "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.