It became part and headquarter of 17th District in the state, Moga district of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995, by then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Moga town 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. Contents
1 Foundation
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Religion and Culture
5 Gurudwaras in Moga
6 Education
7 Industry
8 Famous personalities from Moga
9 External links
10 References
Foundation
Moga was founded by Moga Singh Gill a forefather of the Gill community. Then this city went to the hands of his two sons Moga Ajit Singh Gill and Moga Mahala Singh Gill. Geography
Moga is located at 30.8°N 75.17°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 217 metres (711 ft).Moga district is bordered by 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 km2, which comes to 4.42% of the Punjab State. The average annual rainfall of district was 234.5 mm by the year 1999. It is located 368 km from New Delhi,184 km from Chandigarh,67 km from Ludhiana,110 km from Amritsar,85 km from Bathinda and 1600 km from Mumbai. Demographics
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.[2]
See also: List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh
As of 2001 India census,[3] 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 63.94 percent population is literate, whereas the rate for male & female literacy is 68.40 & 58.96 percent respectively.[4]
Religion and Culture
Sikhism is the predominant religion in the district. The district has the highest percentage of Sikh population among all the districts of punjab. According to 2001 census sikhs form around 87.5% of the total population in moga with Hindus, dev smajis, nanakpanthis, dera sacha Saudis and ravidasis forming the remainder. The 2009 estimates shows Sikh population around 90% due to migration of the urban Hindu population to major cities in Punjab. People of Moga, belong to Malwa Culture
Gurudwaras in Moga
Gurudwara Singh Sabha Main Bazaar Moga
Gurudwara Bibi Kahn Kaur Near Railway phatak
Gurudwara Tank Kashtri 9 New Town
Gurudwara Sant Gulab Singh Ji Gholia Wale
Gurudwara Kalgidhar Datt Road
Gurudwara Namdev Bhawan Akalsar Road
Gurudwara Baba Maal Singh Jamiat Singh Road
Gurudwara Guru Sar Bukan Wala Road
Education
Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing Colleges
Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management (DBIEM)
Baba Isher Singh Institute of Sciences & Technology Gagra (Moga)
Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology
North West Institute of Engineering and Technology
ISF College of Pharmacy
Baba Mangal Singh Nursing Training Institute
Dr. Gomti Parshad Thapar Hospital
Dr Shyam Lal Thapar College of Nursing
Indo-American School of Nursing
Lala Lajpat Rai School of Nursing
Shiraz School of Nursing
Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management and Technology
Sri Satya Sai Murlidhar Ayurvedic College
D M College - Dayanand Mathradas College
SD College for Women
Khalsa college for Women
Guru Nanak College
YRS Polytechnic College
Gyan Sagar Polytechnic College BaghaPurana
* Government Industrial Training Institute, Moga
Prominent convent schools are
R.K.S Sen Sec Public School,Moga
Gita Bhawan Public School
Cambridge International School
Blooming Buds Sen. School
D N Model Senior Secondary School
Sacred Heart School
Summer Field High School
Oxford High School
Navyug Shishu Mandir High School
Blue Bells Kitchlu Public School, Moga
National Convent School, Moga
M.D.A.S.Sr. School
St. Joseph Convent School Ghal Kalan
Dev samaj public high school
Khalsa Boys Sr. School
Khalsa Girls High School
Govt. Girls Sr. School
Industry
Nestle Moga, dairy plant established in 1961, located on the west border of the town of Moga, is one if the most prestigious and hi-tech milk plant in the country. The plant procures dairy milk from the local farmers and also provides executive, technical and blue collar jobs to the local population. The main occupation of the region is Agriculture. Other main industries include cold stores and trucking. Truck Body Building is a major small scale industry is located in Moga City. It is one of the largest Bus and Truck Body Building Market/Industry in Punjab. Moga city is also known for its custom Jeep trimming industry. More industry is located on the east side of the town in Focal Point. Moga city is also famous for the biggest Tractor Bazar and also for the second hand Car and Jeep Market. Famous personalities from Moga
Lala Lajpat Rai, the freedom fighter. His native village Dhudhike (21 km from Moga city) falls in Moga District. Father of Fiber Optics Mr. Narinder Singh Kapany was born(12 October 1926) in Moga. Narinder Singh Kapany was educated in India and England, Kapany has lived in the United States for forty-five years. In 1952, this earlier work led Mr. Kapany to conduct studies that led to the invention of optical fiber. A graduate of Agra University in India, he completed advanced studies in optics, and Ph.D. degree at Imperial College London in 1955. Moga district is the birthplace of Ghaderi Baba Nidhan Singh Chugga. He was a leader of Ghadar party. He was a freedom fighter. He was born in village Chugga kalan (10 km from Moga city), which falls in Moga District. Dr. Mathura Dass was a well known personality of Moga, people from far and near came to him for the treatment of their eyes. M.D.A.S.Sr. School, D.M.College,D.M.College of Education and Mathura Dass Government Civil Hospital are his contributions to people of Moga. Sonu Sood a well known film actor.[citation needed]
Places to visit Takhtupura: Guru Nanak Dev ji, Guru Hargobind ji and Guru Gobind Singh ji visited this place. There are three Gurdwaras adjoining to one another. Every year a maghi mela is conducted here for three days. Big conferences are hold by the major political parties of Punjab a day next to the maghi mela at Shri Muktsar Sahib. There is a temple of Bharthri Rishi very next to these Gurdwaras. Takhtupura is about 3 km. from Bilaspur on Moga - Barnala road. Janer: This is an ancient village back to Indus Valley Civilisation, from the ruins of this village an Idol of Lord Krishna was found, which is now placed in the temple in the village. This village is situated on the Moga - Amritsar road. Daroli Bhai: This village is the birthplace of Baba Gurditta Ji. Guru Hargobind ji stayed at this village. Clothes and other articles related to Guru Hargobind ji are still placed in a Gurdwara in this village. This village is about 2 km on the left side from Moga - Firozepur road. External links
Government Website on Moga
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Gursewak singh sanyasi social worker
References
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Moga
^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above". Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
^ http://moga.nic.in/html/about.htm
