Moga, Punjab
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| ?Moga Punjab • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 217 m (712 ft) |
| District(s) | Moga |
| Population | 124,624 (2001) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 142001 • +01636 • PB-29 |
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Moga is a city and a municipality in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.
The town is the 17th District drawn on the map of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District. Moga town, the headquarter of the District, is situated on the Ferozpur-Ludhiana road. The area of Dharamkot block with 150 villages has been emerged in Moga district, which falls under the jurisdiction of Ferozpur division. Its boundaries touch the boundaries of Jalandhar district in the north, Ludhiana district in the East, Sangrur in the South and Faridkot and Ferozpur in the West. It stretches between longitude 75 degree - 15, 75 degree - 25 east and latitude 30 degree - 35 and 31 degree 15 North. It spreads over an area on 2230 km, which comes to 4.42 % of the Punjab State. The average annual rainfall of district was 234.5 mm by the year 1999. The main activity of the populace is agriculture. The town itself, however, has a world famous dairy owned by Nestle.
[edit] Geography
Moga is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 217 metres (711 feet). Famous village of Moga is Lohgarh which is near Dharamkot have the richest people and largest production of wheat per acre.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Moga
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
