Moga, Punjab

Moga
City
Old Grain Market gate, Moga
Old Grain Market gate, Moga
Moga is located in Punjab
Moga
Moga
Location in Punjab, India
Moga is located in India
Moga
Moga
Moga (India)
Moga is located in Asia
Moga
Moga
Moga (Asia)
Coordinates: 30°49′19″N 75°10′26″E / 30.822°N 75.174°E / 30.822; 75.174
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictMoga
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMoga Municipal Corporation
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
159,897
 • 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

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.

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  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.