Moga, Punjab

Moga is a city in the Indian state of Punjab. It was made a part and headquarters of the Moga district (the 17th District in the state) on 24 November 1995, by the then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before becoming a district, Moga was a part of Faridkot District as a tehsil. Moga is situated on the National Highway 95 (NH-95 Ferozpur-Ludhiana road). The area of Dharamkot block with 150 villages has been merged into Moga district, which falls under the jurisdiction of Ferozpur division.

This article is about the municipality in Punjab, India. For its namesake district, see Moga district.

Moga
City
Finlandia Hotel, Moga
Moga
Location in Punjab, India
Moga
Moga (India)
Moga
Moga (Asia)
Coordinates: 30.822°N 75.174°E / 30.822; 75.174
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictMoga
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total298,432[1]
 • Rank6th in Punjab
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
142001
Telephone code1636
Vehicle registrationPB-29
Sex ratio1000:883 ♂/♀
Websitemoga.nic.in

Demographics
Religion in Moga city[3]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 50.46%
Hinduism
 
 46.83%
Christianity
 
 0.98%
Islam
 
 0.79%
Others
 
 0.94%

As per provisional data of 2011 census Moga urban agglomeration had a population of 159,897, out of which males were 84,808 and females were 75,089. The literacy rate was 81.42 per cent.[4]

See also: List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh

As of 2001 India census,[5] the town of Moga had a population of 124,624. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Moga has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 66%. In Moga, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

By the provisional figure of same 2001 census the Moga District ranks 11th within Punjab with a population of about 886313, which is 3.65 percent of the total population of Punjab State. There are 883 females per thousand male in Moga district by census 2001, which is one less than found in 1991 census, that was 884. Although rate of population growth is low but the density of population has increased, which is 400 per km2. as compared to 351 by 1991 census. In Moga District 82.09 percent population is literate, whereas the rate for male & female literacy is 85.00 & 78.82 percent respectively.[1]

Education

Below is the list of notable educational institutes in Moga.

Connectivity

Road connectivity

Moga is well connected by road to the following nearby cities, by the following highway routes:

NH5 to Chandigarh and Shimla in the northeast and to Ferozpur in the West

Notable people

References
  1. "City Population Census 2019 - Punjab".
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Moga City Census 2011 data". Census 2011.
  4. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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