Moga District (ਮੋਗਾ)


Moga is one of the 22 districts of Punjab. The head quarter of this district is the city of same name, that is Moga city. According to population, it stands at 11th rank out of the 22 districts of Punjab.

History of Moga

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Geographical position of Moga

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Population

According to 2011 census, the total population of Moga district is 995746. It was 894793 in 2001.

Towns and Cities In Moga

There are total 6 cities and towns in this district. A list of towns and cities is given below:
  1. Moga (Municipal Corporation)
  2. Bagha Purana (Municipal Council Class-2)
  3. Dharamkot (Municipal Council Class-3)
  4. Badhni Kalan (Nagar Panchayat)
  5. Kot Ise Khan (Nagar Panchayat)
  6. Nihal Singh Wala (Nagar Panchayat)
Which district has minimum and maximum number of cities and towns? To get the answer, check our page about list of cities in Punjab.

Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils

Moga district has four tehsils and four sub-tehsils. List of tehsils of Moga is given below:
  1. Bagha Purana ਬਾਘਾ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
  2. Dharamkot ਧਰਮਕੋਟ
  3. Moga ਮੋਗਾ
  4. Nihal Singh Wala ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਲਾ
List of Sub-Tehsils of Moga:
  1. Badhni Kalan ਬੱਧਣੀ ਕਲਾਂ
  2. Kot Ise Khan ਕੋਟ ਈਸੇ ਖਾਂ
  3. Ajeetwal ਅਜਿਤਵਾਲ
  4. Samalsar ਸਮਾਲਸਰ

Assembly Constituencies in Moga

There are total 4 vidhan sabha constituencies in district Moga.
  1. Bagha Purana ਬਾਘਾ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
  2. Dharamkot ਧਰਮਕੋਟ
  3. Moga ਮੋਗਾ
  4. Nihal Singh Wala ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਲਾ

Development Blocks in Moga Distrcit

The villages of the district are divided into 5 development blocks. The list of blocks is given below:
  1. Bagha Purana ਬਾਘਾ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
  2. Dharamkot ਧਰਮਕੋਟ
  3. Moga-1 ਮੋਗਾ-1
  4. Moga-2 ਮੋਗਾ-2
  5. Nihal Singh Wala ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਲਾ

MLA from Moga

In last assembly elections held in 2012, out of total 4 assembly seats in Moga, Shiromani Akali Dal won 3 seats and 1 seat was won by Congress party. NOTE: The only congress MLA, Joginderpal Jain later joined Shiromani Akali Dal and resigned from his post. He contested the by-election as a Shiromani Akali Dal candidate and elected as MLA from the same constituency. The list of MLAs from Moga elected in 2012 elections is given below:
  1. Maheshinder Singh is MLA from Bagha Purana. He belongs to SAD.
  2. Tota Singh of SAD is MLA from Dharamkot.
  3. Joginderpal Jain of SAD is MLA from Moga.
  4. Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike is MLA from Nihal Singh Wala. She belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal.
For more details, check this page - Moga MLA List

Market Committees in Moga

There are total eight market committees in Moga district.
  1. Ajitwal
  2. Badhni Kalan
  3. Bagha Purana
  4. Dharamkot
  5. Fatehgarh Panjtur
  6. Kot Ise Khan
  7. Moga
  8. Nihal Singh Wala
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