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<div>{{About|the municipality in Punjab, India|its namesake district|Moga district}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Moga<br />
| settlement_type = City<br />
| image_skyline = Finlandia hotel & Fun Park,MOGA(Punjab) INDIA - panoramio.jpg<br />
| imagesize = 280px<br />
| image_caption = Finlandia Hotel, Moga<br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India#Asia<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.822|N|75.174|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Moga district|Moga]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 217<br />
| population_total = 159,897<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = 6th in Punjab<br />
| population_density_km2 = 400<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census"/><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=30 August 2019|page=32|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 142001<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 1636<br />
| registration_plate = PB-29<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000:883 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| website = {{URL|moga.nic.in}}<br />
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'''Moga''' is a city in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It was made a part and headquarters of the [[Moga district]] (the [[Districts of Punjab (India)|17th District]] in the state) on 24 November 1995, by the then [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|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 (India)|National Highway 95]] (NH-95 [[Ferozpur]]-[[Ludhiana]] road). The area of [[Dharamkot, Moga|Dharamkot]] block with 150 villages has been merged into Moga district, which falls under the jurisdiction of Ferozpur division.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|#009000|0.98}}<br />
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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 effective literacy rate was 81.42 per cent.<ref name="Census">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 7 July 2012 }}</ref><br />
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{{See also|List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh}}<br />
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{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Below is the list of notable educational institutes in Moga.<br />
*[[ The Learning Field: A Global School]]<br />
* [[Kitchlu Public School]]<br />
* [[Mount Litera Zee School, Moga]]<br />
* [[Baba Kundan Singh Memorial Law College]], Moga<br />
national convent ser. sen school<br />
*[[Lala Lajpat Rai International School, Moga]]<br />
* [[D.N. Model Sr. Sec. School]]<br />
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== Connectivity ==<br />
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=== Road connectivity ===<br />
Moga is well connected by road to the following nearby cities, by the following highway routes:<br />
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NH5 to [[Chandigarh]] and [[Shimla]] in the northeast and to Ferozpur in the West<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Gurinder Singh]], Dera Chief Radha Soami Satsang Beas <br />
*[[Narinder Singh Kapany]], Indian-born American physicist known for his works in [[fibre optics]]. <br />
*[[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]], 14th [[jathedar]] of the Sikh religious institution [[Damdami Taksal]], born in the village of Rode<br />
*[[Lala Lajpat Rai]], Indian freedom fighter from Village Dhudhike<br />
*[[Lachhman Singh Gill]], Chief Minister of Punjab<br />
*[[Sonu Sood]], Indian film Actor <br />
*[[Dharampreet]] was a well known Punjabi singer hailed from Bilaspur town near Moga<br />
*[[Harmanpreet Kaur]], Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Soni Pabla]], Punjabi singer<br />
*[[Joginder Singh Sahnan]], was an Indian Army soldier, and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra for his efforts in the Sino-Indian War.<br />
*[[Harpreet Brar]], Cricketer<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0308_PART_B_DCHB_MOGA.pdf District Census Handbook - Moga District]<br />
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