# Moga District, Punjab – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/ District · Punjab # Moga district Moga is a district of Punjab, 11th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **995,746 people** in 3 sub-districts, 5 towns and 325 villages; 23% lived in towns. The largest town is [Moga](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/moga/) (163,397). - 995,746people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 5towns - 70.7%literacy ## Who lives in Moga? Moga had **995,746 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.6% of Punjab's population and 11th of 20 districts of Punjab by population. There were 893 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Punjab figure of 895; 10th of 20 districts of Punjab). Among children under 7 the ratio was 860 girls per 1,000 boys (the Punjab figure is 846). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.0 across Punjab. ## How literate is Moga? 70.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Punjab's 75.8%), 12th of 20 districts of Punjab. Men were at 74.4% and women at 66.5% — a gap of 8.0 points (it is 9.7 points across Punjab). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Moga](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/) (72.3%) and lowest in [Bagha Purana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/bagha-purana/) (67.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Moga do for a living? 36.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 14.2%). Of all workers, 24% farmed their own land, 18% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 39% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 15% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 42% of workers here, against 30% across Punjab. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nihal Singhwala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/) (53% of workers in farming) and the least is [Moga](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/) (37% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 39 (39%) · **■** Marginal 15 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Moga 22.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Punjab's 37.5%), 16th of 20 districts of Punjab. The Census counted 5 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Moga](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/moga/) with 163,397 people, home to 72% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Moga Moga had 325 census villages, 319 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,409 people; 43 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Smalsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/bagha-purana/smalsar/) (11,189), [Samadhbhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/bagha-purana/samadhbhai/) (11,133), [Nihal Singhwala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/nihal-singhwala/) (10,852), [Buttar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/buttar/) (10,519) and [Manuke](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/manuke/) (10,406). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Moga compared with Punjab ■ Moga · ■ Punjab Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **846 Working population ****36.1%** **35.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Moga Of every 100 households in Moga in 2011, 96 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Moga · ■ Electricity for lighting ****96%** Toilet within the home ****88%** No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** Tap water ****48%** Drinking water within premises ****79%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** Use banking services ****57%** Television ****80%** Mobile phone ****76%** Computer with internet ****4%** Two-wheeler ****44%** Car / jeep / van ****14%** None of these assets ****5%** Own their home ****93%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Moga Sub-district People Villages Towns [Nihal Singhwala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/nihal-singhwala/) 170,609 40 1 [Bagha Purana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/bagha-purana/) 225,649 56 1 [Moga](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/moga/moga/) 599,488 229 3 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Moga - Moga · 163,397 - Bagha Purana · 25,206 - Dharamkot · 19,057 - Kot Ise Khan · 12,800 - Badhni Kalan · 6,786 ## Largest villages in Moga - Smalsar · 11,189 - Samadhbhai · 11,133 - Nihal Singhwala · 10,852 - Buttar · 10,519 - Manuke · 10,406 - Chirak · 10,228 - Ghal Kalan · 9,299 - Rode · 9,270 - Lopon · 8,843 - Mari Mustafa · 8,639 - Rajiana · 8,490 - Kokri Kalan · 8,294 - Chuharchak · 8,137 - Himatpura · 7,995 - Raoke Kalan · 7,891 - Saidoke · 7,771 - Kishanpur Kalan · 7,557 - Raina · 7,238 - Gholia Kalan · 7,140 - Bilaspur · 7,117 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Moga?3: Nihal Singhwala, Bagha Purana, Moga - What is the population of Moga district?995,746 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Moga?Moga