Machh

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title: "Machh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-kachhi-district", "union-councils-of-balochistan,-pakistan"] description: "Pakistani town" topic_path: "geography/pakistan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Pakistani town ::

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Field	Value
name	Machh

| | settlement_type | Municipal Committee and Union Council | | image_skyline | Machh Railway Station - 40450.jpg | | imagesize | 250px | | image_caption | Machh railway station | | pushpin_map | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | | pushpin_map_caption | Location in Pakistan | | subdivision_type | Country | | subdivision_name | | | subdivision_type1 | Province | | subdivision_name1 | Balochistan | | subdivision_type2 | District | | subdivision_name2 | Kachhi District | | subdivision_type3 | Tehsil | | government_type | Local Government | | leader_title | Chairman | | leader_title1 | Assistant Commissioner | | population_as_of | 2023 census | | population_total | 44,542 | | coordinates | | | timezone | PST | | utc_offset | +5 | ::

| name = Machh

| settlement_type = Municipal Committee and Union Council | other_name = | image_skyline = Machh Railway Station - 40450.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Machh railway station | image_map = | pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pakistan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Balochistan | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kachhi District | subdivision_type3 = Tehsil | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Local Government | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Assistant Commissioner | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of = 2023 census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 44,542 | population_density_km2 = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | timezone = PST | utc_offset = +5 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = Machh, or Mach (Balochi, ), is a town and union council of Kachhi District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town has an altitude of 1006 metres (3303 feet) and is located at 29°52'0N 67°19'60E, - 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

| thumb = right | caption = Languages of Mach (2023 Census) | value1 = 49.88 | label1 = Brahui | color1 = Slategray | value2 = 29.65 | label2 = Balochi | color2 = Lightgreen | value3 = 9.29 | label3 = Sindhi | color3 = Yellow | value4 = 3.37 | label4 = Saraiki | color4 = Purple | value5 = 3.15 | label5 = Punjabi | color5 = Blue | value6 = 2.48 | label6 = Pashto | color6 = Aqua | value7 = 1.05 | label7 = Urdu | color7 = Green | value8 = 1.16 | label8 = Others | color8 = Silver

Religion

::data[format=table title="Religious groups in Machh City (1941 & 2017)"] | Religious group | 1941 | 2017 | 2023 | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Total population | 2,220 | 19,140 | 44,542 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]] | 1,632 | | 18,581 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hinduism [[File:Om.svg|15px]] | 421 | | 277 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]] | 121 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]] | 38 | | 282 | | | | | | | | | | | | Judaism [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

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.

References

References

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110807195739/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=100&dn=Bolan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan]
2. [https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/02/Mach.html Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics]
3. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
4. "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
5. "PBS Pakistan Bureau of Statistics".
6. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN".
7. "Final Results (Census-2017)".
8. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN".
9. "Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".

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