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Moga district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Moga, Punjab.

Moga district is one of the twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab State on 24 November 1995 cut from Faridkot district. Moga District is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Punjab, India. People from Moga City and Moga District belong to the Malwa culture. The district is noted for being the homeland for a high proportion of Indian Punjabi expatriates who emigrated abroad and their descendents, which has given it the nickname of "NRI district".[2]

Moga district
District of Punjab
Gurudwara in Bagha Purana
Gurudwara in Bagha Purana
Map
Moga district
Country India
StatePunjab
HeadquartersMoga
Area
 • Total2,235 km2 (863 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total995,746
 • Density444/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
HDI (2017)Increase 0.705 [1] ( High)
Websitemoga.nic.in
Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters

Moga town is the headquarters of the district, is situated on Ferozpur-Moga-Ludhiana road. Takhtupura Sahib is one of the well-known villages in this district. Takhtupura Sahib is a historical village. Moga is well-known for its Nestlé factory,[2] Adani Food Pvt Ltd, and vehicle modifications. Highways connected with Moga are Jalandhar, Barnala, Ludhiana, Ferozpur, Kotkapura, Amritsar. Bus services and Railway services are well connected with some major cities like Ludhiana, Chandigarh, and Delhi.

Etymology

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The name of Moga may be ultimately derived from the Indo-Scythian king, Maues, who invaded and ruled the area in the 1st century BCE after conquering the Indo-Greek polities of the region.[3]

History

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Ancient Era

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Structures and sites dating before the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar are exceedingly rare due to the changing course of the Sutlej river throughout the centuries. As a result, very few sites dating back to antiquity have been uncovered in the local area of Moga. This effect is more pronounced in the western parts of the district.

The location of ancient villages and towns can be inferred to the present of mounds of earth, brick, and pottery that have been excavated called thehs. These mounds are evidence that the banks of the river were inhabited in ancient times. A number of coins have been discovered at the site of these mounds.[4]

Indus Valley Civilization

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Sites identified as belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization have been discovered in the area. Scholars have linked these finds to other sites uncovered in the Rupnagar area of Punjab.[4][5][6]

Vedic Period

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The composition of the Rigveda is proposed to have occurred in the Punjab circa 1500 and 1200 BCE.[7]

Post-Vedic Period (After 600 BCE)

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The region of Moga belongs to the Malwai cultural zone, named after the ancient Malava tribe who inhabited the area in ancient times.[8] During the reign of Porus in the 4th century BCE, the southern area of Punjab was ruled by both the Kshudrakas and Malavas. Some scholars believe they were pushed southwards due to martial and social pressures occurring in the north.[9] Alexander of Macedon warred with the Malavas for control of the region. This wrestle for power is recorded as being fierce and bitter in Greek historical accounts.[8] After the withdrawal of Macedonian forces in the area, the Malavas joined with anti-Greek forces to usurp Hellenistic power and control of the region, leading to the formation of the Mauryan dynasty.

The decline of the Mauryan dynasty coincided with an invasion of Bactrian Greeks, who successfully took control of the region in the second century BCE. This seizure of power in the Punjab by the Bactrians led to the migration of the Malavas from the area to Rajasthan, and from there to the now-called Malwa plateau of Central India.

Medieval Era

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The region of Moga is mentioned in Punjabi folklore.[10]

 
Folio of a historical Guru Granth Sahib manuscript containing the official Gurmukhi seal of Guru Gobind Singh within the margin of the page. It is kept in the private familial collection of the relatives of Mata Damodari (wife of Guru Hargobind) in Gurdwara Daroli Bhai at the village of Daroli Bhai Ki, Moga district, Punjab, India

The area is believed to have been under the writ of the Punwar clan of Rajputs during the early-mediaeval period.[11] They were headquartered in Janer, at the old riverbed location of the Sutlej river, over six kilometres north of the present-day city of Moga. Later on, the Bhati clan of Rajputs, originating from Jaisalmer, established themselves in the area, superseding the previous Punwars for authority of the region.

Jat tribes, who had been practicing migratory, nomadic-pastoralism for much of their recorded history, began to permanently settle the Moga area during this time and take up a sedentary lifestyle of settled agriculture.[12][13][14] First of them being the Dhaliwal clan, who firmly established themselves southeast of Moga at Kangar. They appear to have possibly obtained high repute, seeing as a woman of the clan, Dharm, who was the daughter of Chaudhary Mihr Mitha Dhaliwal, was wedded to the Mughal emperor Akbar.[15] The Gill clan of Jats, originally based in Bathinda, dispersed to the western parts of Moga district around this time. At the end of the 16th century, the Sidhu clan of Jats migrated northwards to the area from Rajasthan. A branch of the Sidhus, the Brars, established themselves in the south of Gill territory, pushing its former inhabitants northwards whilst taking control of their key places in the process. The Brars founded a chieftainship at Kot Kapura, 40 kilometres west of present-day Moga, and rebelled against the overlordship of Nawab Ise Khan, the Manj governor.

During the Early Mughal-Sikh Wars, in 1634 Guru Hargobind left Amritsar to avoid Mughal persecution and arrived near Moga with fresh recruits enlisted en-route to stage a counter-attack against the Mughal government.[16] When near Moga, he sent his family to safety in Kartarpur and whilst he remained in the Malwa region with his army.[16]

Most of the Jat tribes of the local area were converted to Sikhism by the missionary works of the seventh Guru of the Sikhs, Har Rai.

At Dagru village in Moga district, it is believed Guru Har Rai stayed there for some time whilst on a tour of the Malwa region.[17] Gurdwara Tambu Sahib was later constructed to commemorate his stay in the area.[17]

According to Sikh tradition, the village of Dina located near the district's border with the neighbouring Bathinda district is where Guru Gobind Singh rested for a few days after the Second Battle of Chamkaur.[18] Furthermore, it is said he wrote and dispatched the Zafarnama letter to Aurangzeb from here.[18] Scholar Louis E. Fenech states the Guru rested at Dina at the house (specifically an upper story room called a chubārā) of a local Sikh named Bhai Desu Tarkhan after sending the Zafarnama from Kangar village, entrusted in the hands of Bhai Dharam Singh and Bhai Daya Singh.[19] A gurdwara, Zafarnama Gurdwara Lohgarh Sahib Pind Dina Patishahi Dasvin, commemorates his stay at Dina, Moga, and a sign there claims the Guru stayed at the location for 3 months and 13 days.[19] The Encyclopedia of Sikhism states the Guru only stayed at Dina for a few days conversely to the claims of the Gurdwara.[18] He further states that he stayed with two local Sikhs named Chaudhry Shamir and Lakhmir, the grandsons of a local cheiftain named Rai Jodh, who had served the sixth Sikh guru, Hargobind, and fought and died at the Battle of Mehraj.[18] Guru Gobind Singh gathered an army of hundreds of locals from Dina and the surrounding area and continued on his journey.[18]

In 1715 CE, Nawab Ise Khan, the Manj governor, stirred a rebellion against the Mughal hegemony but was defeated and killed. In 1760 CE, the ascendency of Sikh power became grounded after the defeat of Adina Beg, who was the last Mughal governor of Lahore.

Modern Era

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Sikh Period

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Map created by the British East India Company of the Malwa region of Punjab showing the various polities, borders, and settlements of the area, ca.1829–1835. The area of Moga (spelt as "Mogha") is shown as being part of the Lahore State (Sikh Empire).
 
Mural painting of Balwant Singh of Shaheedan Misl, who hailed from the Ilaka of Nihal Singh Wala in present-day Moga district, circa late 19th century

The Nishanwalia Misl was based in Singhanwala village of Moga district.[20][21] Bhuma Singh Dhillon, who succeeded as the second leader of the Bhangi Misl, was born in Hung village located in the Wadni parganah of Moga district.[22] The forces of Tara Singh, the misldar of the Dallewalia Misl of the Sikh Confederacy, led incursions into modern-day Moga district, conquering all the way to Ramuwala and Mari.[23] Fortresses (ਕਿਲਾ Kilā in Punjabi) were constructed at both of these places by the Sikh misl.[23] The local nawab of Kot Ise Khan in modern-day Moga district became a protectorate of the Ahluwalia Misl. In 1763-64, Gujar Singh, his brother Nusbaha Singh, and his two nephews, Gurbaksh Singh and Mastan Singh, of the Bhangi Misl, crossed the Sutlej river after a sacking of Kasur and gained control of the Firozepur area (including Moga) whilst Jai Singh Gharia, another band from the same quarters, seized Khai, Wan, and Bazidpur, and subordinated them.[4] Sada Kaur owned estates in Wadni, near modern-day Moga city.[24] The area of Moga was one of the 45 taluqas (subdistrict) south of the Sutlej River that was claimed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as belonging to or claimed by him through Sada Kaur as per a list by Captain William Murray on 17 March 1828.[25]

British Period

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Map of Ferozepore District, 1868. Moga tehsil can be seen in the eastern part of the district.

During the First Anglo-Sikh War, the forces of the Sikh Empire crossed the river Sutlej on 16 December 1845, and fought battles at Mudki, Firozshah, Aliwal, and Sabraon. The Sikh forces were defeated by the British and retreated back beyond the Sutlej. After the war, the British acquired all former territory of the Lahore Darbar south and east of the Sutlej. When the Sutlej campaign drew to a close at the end of 1846, the territories of Khai, Baghuwala, Ambarhar, Zira, and Mudki, with portions of Kot Kapura, Guru Har Sahai, Jhumba, Kot Bhai, Bhuchcho, and Mahraj were added to the Firozepur district. Other acquisitions by the British were divided between the Badhni and Ludhiana districts. In 1847, the Badhni district was dissolved and the following areas were incorporated into the Firozepur district: Mallanwala, Makhu, Dharmkot, Kot Ise Khan, Badhni, Chuhar Chak, Mari, and Sadasinghwala.[4]

During the Mutiny of 1857, there were reports of a Roman Catholic church being burnt down amongst other buildings of the colonial establishment in Firozepur district during sparks of tension.[26]

During the late 19th century, the Kuka movement was prevalent in the areas of Moga, with many of its followers drawing from the laypersons of the district.[27][28] The Kukas are believed to be one of the first resistance movement of the subcontinent towards Indian independence from European powers.[29]

In 1899, a co-educational school was founded in Moga (then in the Ferozpore district) by the Dev Samaj.[30]: 21 

In the early 20th century, a Christian missionary named Ray Harrison Carter drafted a "Moga plan" for the betterment of destitute Christian converts in Moga by establishing village schools and a training school focusing on agricultural education.[31]

 
12th Shahidi Jatha ('Band of Martyrs') involved in the Jaito Morcha (agitation) takes its blessings at Akal Takht under the leadership of Jathedars Sucha Singh of Moga and Kanwar Singh, ca.1924

During the Indian Independence Movement, many revolutionaries came from Moga district. Many of them were tried and executed as a result of their activities against the colonial government.[32]

During the third Round Table Conference held in December 1932, the Akalis boycotted the talks so the colonial government sponsored Sardar Tara Singh of Moga as the Sikh representative to the talks.[note 1][30]: 177  Tara Singh of Moga was disowned by the Khalsa Darbar as a result of this.[30]: 177 

Post-independence

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An event called the All-India Workers' Conference was held in Moga in September 1968, establishing the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union with a membership of 251,000 at the time.[33][34] The areas of Moga district were heavily effected by Communist insurgencies in the latter half of the 20th century, being one of the worst affected areas of the state of Punjab.[35]

In 1972, two students in Moga district were killed in a police firing, near Regal Cinema,[10] leading to an incident known as the Moga agitation, a student movement which was led by leftist groups where protestors set afire government buildings and public transport for two months.[36][37][38][10] A library would later be established at former location of Regal Cinema to commemorate the martyred students.[10]

On 26 June 1989, during the Punjab insurgency, an event known as the Moga massacre occurred, when suspected Khalistani militants opened fire on RSS workers undergoing a morning exercise and indoctrination session in Nehru Park in Moga city.[39] The attack led to the deaths of 24 people and was suspected of being carried out by the Khalistan Commando Force.[39] In March 2013, around over 150 farmers were arrested during an agitation in the state.[40] During the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, many of the participants of the movement against the three farm bills hailed from Moga district.[41][42]

The Guru Granth Sahib Bagh is an initiative of EcoSikh, working in-collaboration with PETALS, regarding the establishment and upkeeping of a garden near the historical Sikh shrine, Gurusar Sahib, located in Moga district.[43] The garden was inaugurated in September 2021 and contains all fifty-eight plant species that find mention by name within the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib.[43] Each plant is accompanied by a stone with an engraving containing the relevant excerpt from the Sikh scripture mentioning the specie.[43]

Creation of district
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Originally, Moga used to be part of the Ferozepur district, but it was bifurcated and the then tehsils of Moga and Muktsar were transferred to the then-newly created Faridkot district on 7 August 1972.[44] From that point onwards, Moga was a subdivision of Faridkot district until the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Harcharan Singh Brar, agreed to the public request to make Moga a district on 24 November 1995.[2][10]

Administrative divisions

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Moga district, which occupies 2,216 square kilometres, is divided into two tehsils and four community development blocks.[10] Moga city is the headquarters of the district.[10] The district contains around three towns and 180 villages.[10] Moga is bordered by Ferozepur district to the north, Ludhiana district to the east, Sangrur district to the southeast, Bathinda district to the south, and Faridkot district to the west.[10] Moga district is interconnected through roadways and railways to its neighbouring districts.[10] A railway connects Ferozepur, Moga, and Ludhiana districts together.[10]

Localities

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The towns of Bagha Purana, Badhni Kalan, Dharamkot, Kot Ise Khan, Nihal Singh Wala and Ghal Kalan fall in Moga District. The villages like Rattian Khosa Randhir, Dhalleke, Thathi Bhai, Rajiana, Dunne Ke, Landhe Ke, Samadh Bhai, Kotla Rai-ka, Bhekha, Bughipura, Daudhar, Dhudike, Lopon, Himmatpura, Manooke, Bahona and Chugawan also fall within this district.

Bagha Purana lies on the main road connecting Moga and Faridkot and thus is a major hub for buses to all across Punjab. Bagha Purana's police station has the largest jurisdiction in Punjab; over 65 'pinds' or villages are within its control. The town is basically divided into 3 'pattis' or sections: Muglu Patti (the biggest one), Bagha Patti, and Purana Patti. The town has its fair share of rich people and thus the standard of living is above average as compared to the surrounding towns and villages.

Dharamkot is a city and a municipal council in the Moga district. Daudhar is the largest village in Moga.

Culture

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The local dialect of Punjabi is spoken by local inhabitants.[10]

Religious sites

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Many historical gurdwaras associated with the Sikh gurus can be found in Moga district.[10] There are gurdwaras associated with Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai, and Guru Gobind Singh, to be found in the district.[10]

Festivals

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Traditional celebrations, observations, and festivals include Guru Nanak Gurpurab, Guru Gobind Singh Gurpurab, Guru Arjan Shaheedi Diwas, Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi Diwas, Basant, Vaisakhi, Hola Maholla, Shivratri, Ram Naumi, Janmashtami, Tis, Gugga Naumi.[10] At Dina village, Zafarnama Diwan is also celebrated.[10]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951379,181—    
1961443,135+1.57%
1971536,623+1.93%
1981655,873+2.03%
1991777,894+1.72%
2001894,793+1.41%
2011995,746+1.07%
source:[45]

In the 2001 census, Moga had a population of 886,313.[10] According to the 2011 census Moga district has a population of 995,746,[46] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[47] or the US state of Montana.[48] This gives it a ranking of 447th in India (out of a total of 640).[46] The district has a population density of 444 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,150/sq mi) .[46] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.9%.[46] Moga has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males,[46] and a literacy rate of 71.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 36.50% of the population.[46]

Gender

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The table below shows the sex ratio of Moga district through decades.

Sex ratio of Moga district[49]
Census year Ratio
2011 893
2001 887
1991 884
1981 881
1971 866
1961 862
1951 867

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Moga district.

Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Moga district[50]
Year Urban Rural
2011 853 863
2001 802 822

Languages

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Languages of Moga district (First Language) (2011)[51]

  Punjabi (96.21%)
  Hindi (3.21%)
  Others (0.58%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 96.21% of the population spoke Punjabi and 3.21% Hindi as their first language.[51]

Religion

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Religion in Moga district (2011)[52]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 82.24%
Hinduism
 
 15.91%
Islam
 
 0.94%
Other or not stated
 
 0.91%

The district have the second highest percentage of Sikhs by district in Punjab, after Taran Taran (according to 2001 census).

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Moga district.[53]

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Moga district[53]
Religion Urban (2011) Rural (2011) Urban (2001) Rural (2001)
Sikh 1,20,975 6,97,946 98,934 6,68,835
Hindu 1,00,170 58,244 76,916 40,870
Muslim 1,874 7,514 968 5,028
Christian 1,844 1,433 1,501 1,063
Other religions 2,383 3,363 321 420

Economy

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The income of Municipalities and Municipal corporations in Moga district from municipal rates and taxes in the year 2018 was 577,781 thousand rupees.[54]

Agriculture

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The local economy of Moga is dominated by the agricultural sector, with 90% of the land of the district being considered agricultural land.[10] The main staples of crop grown in Moga's farms are wheat, cumin, maize, barley, and millet.[10] Cotton, oilseeds, and potatoes are also cultivated, to a lesser extent.[10] The district exports much of the food-grains grown in it.[10] The grain markets of Moga are prominent, where surplus stocks of wheat, rice, pulses, oil-seeds, and cotton, are on sale.[10]

The main kind of livestock kept in Moga are cows, buffalos, bullocks, horses, mules, sheep, and goats.[10] The district contains a cattle hospital.[10]

Industry

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Many factories in the state are for making agricultural-related products, nut-bolts, mustard-oil, engine-oil, coffee, condensed-milk, and footwear.[10] The district contains a Nestlé factory.[10] The Nestlé factory produces milk, milk-products, and maggi.[10] A surge of foreign-exhange coming into the district is related to the exporting of products such as motor-parts, cotton-seeds, oil-seeds, and nuts to international markets, such as Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Poland, and others.[10]

In 2010-11, there were 2,850 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Kapurthala district, which provided employment to 21,218 people. There were 5 registered Medium and Large industrial units, which provided employment to 1,699 people.[55]

Politics

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No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
71 Nihal Singh Wala (SC) Manjit Singh Bilaspur Aam Aadmi Party Government
72 Bhagha Purana Amritpal Singh Sukhanand Aam Aadmi Party Government
73 Moga Dr. Amandeep Kaur Arora Aam Aadmi Party Government
74 Dharamkot Devinder Singh Laddi Dhos Aam Aadmi Party Government

Education

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Moga city is also known for its advanced number of educational institutes, such as middle, high, and senior secondary schools, colleges, and libraries.[10] The district also contains Ayurvedic colleges.[10] The district has two public libraries which contain reading-room facilities.[10]

Notable schools and colleges of Moga include:

Environment

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Flora

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The district currently has a low amount of its area under forest cover, partly due to past deforestation during the Green Revolution,[56] but afforestation and reforestation drives have led to the planting of saplings in the district.[57] 9 million tree saplings are planned to be planted in the district before 2026 by NITI Aayog to meet the demands of a World Economic Forum initiative, with hopes of increasing Moga district's percentage of land under forest cover from the current 1.25% (2,575 hectares) to over 5% (11, 575 hectares).[57] In September 2021, a garden, named 'Guru Granth Sahib Bagh', was set-up in the historical village of Patto Hira Singh in the district. The garden is notable as it contains flora species mentioned in the Guru Granth Sahib, the primary Sikh canonical scripture and is intended on highlighting the connection between the Sikh Gurus and the natural world.[58]

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Many ayurvedic and allopathic health facilities, such as dispensaries and hospitals, can be found in the district.[10] There are also regular hospitals and family-planning centres.[10]

The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Moga, as of year 2020.

District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Moga, year 2020 [59]
Indicators Number of children (<5 years) Percentage
Stunted 16,207 22%
Wasted 8,818 12%
Severely wasted 2,245 3%
Underweight 12,365 17%
Overweight/obesity 3,606 5%
Anemia 46,467 70%
Total children 73,602

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Moga of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

District nutritional profile of Moga of women of 15–49 years, in 2020[59]
Indicators Number of women (15–49 years) Percentage
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m^2) 41,329 13%
Overweight/obesity 101,378 33%
Hypertension 95,952 31%
Diabetes 45,699 15%
Anemia (non-preg) 168,240 55%
Total women (preg) 15,808
Total women 307,737

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Moga district.

Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Moga district[60][61]
Method Total (2019–21) Total (2015–16) Rural (2015–16)
Female sterilization 25.6% 37.5% 38.9%
Male sterilization 0.6% 0.2% 0.2%
IUD/PPIUD 3.2% 5.6% 4.8%
Pill 1.9% 2.6% 2.2%
Condom 28.2% 21.1% 20.0%
Injectables 0.0% 0.6% --
Any modern method 60.0% 67.4% 66.4%
Any method 75.0% 76.6% 74.2%
Total unmet need 8.0% 6.4% 7.4%
Unmet need for spacing 2.7% 2.2% 2.7%

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Moga district by year.

Road accidents and people affected in Moga district by year[62]
Year Accidents Killed Injured Vehicles Involved
2022 220 201 64 158
2021 193 185 95 181
2020 185 173 70 142
2019 135 110 92 145

Deputy Commissioners

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Moga district have following Deputy Commissioners so far:[63]

# Name Assumed office Left office Tenure
1 Phulwant Singh Sidhu 5 December 1995 4 December 1996 365 days
2 Cap. Narinder Singh 4 December 1996 18 February 1997 76 days
3 R Venkatraman 18 February 1997 28 April 1998 1 year, 69 days
4 K.S. Kang 28 April 1998 3 June 1999 1 year, 36 days
5 K.B.S Sidhu 3 June 1999 4 March 2002 2 years, 274 days
6 G. Raman Kumar 4 March 2002 25 July 2004 2 years, 143 days
7 Mandeep Singh 26 July 2004 6 April 2006 1 year, 254 days
8 V.K. Meena 7 April 2006 9 October 2006 185 days
9 Arvinder Singh 9 October 2006 23 December 2006 75 days
10 S.K. Sharma 23 December 2006 12 March 2007 365 days
11 Arvinder Singh 12 March 2007 6 November 2007 239 days
12 Satwant Singh 7 November 2007 11 August 2010 2 years, 277 days
13 Vijay N. Zade 11 August 2010 28 July 2011 351 days
14 Ashok Kumar Singla 28 July 2011 28 December 2011 153 days
15 B. Purushertha 28 December 2011 3 April 2012 97 days
16 Arshdeep Singh Thind 3 April 2012 30 May 2014 2 years, 57 days
17 Parminder Singh Gill 2 June 2014 5 January 2016 1 year, 217 days
18 Kuldeep Singh Vaid 3 February 2016 30 November 2016 301 days
19 Parminder Singh Gill 9 December 2016 5 January 2017 27 days
20 Parveen Kumar Thind 6 January 2017 15 May 2017 129 days
21 Dilraj Singh 16 May 2017 29 August 2018 1 year, 105 days
22 Devinderpal Singh Kharbanda 29 August 2018 2 October 2018 34 days
23 Sandeep Hans 3 October 2018 5 October 2021 3 years, 2 days
24 Dr. Harish Nayar 5 October 2021 1 April 2022 178 days
25 Kulwant Singh 3 April 2022 16 August 2024 2 years, 135 days
26 Vishesh Sarangal 17 August 2024 Till Date 75 days

Notable people

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sardar Tara Singh of Moga is not to be confused with Master Tara Singh.

References

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