Machh
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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
Template:Historical populations As of the 2023 census, Machh has population of 44,542.[3]
Religion
| Religious group |
1941[4]Template:Rp | 2017[5][6] | 2023[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 1,632 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 18,581 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 421 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 277 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||
| Sikhism File:Khanda.svg | 121 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | ||
| Christianity File:Christian cross.svg | 38 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 282 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | ||
| Judaism File:Star of David.svg | 8 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | — | — | ||
| Total population | 2,220 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 19,140 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | 44,542 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
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
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan
- ↑ Location of Mach - Falling Rain Genomics
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