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About Moga Village

Moga is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 428 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 170.4 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 428
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Moga compares

By the 2011 count Moga is the 109th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 170.4 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Moga

Moga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moga as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moga from other places

Moga lies about 27 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Moga
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 27 km

Villages closest to Moga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Moga

As per the Census of India 2011, Moga village had a population of 851. That makes it the 109th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Moga village has 428 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moga has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Moga is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moga covers 170.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moga falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Moga is Bhogpur Sirwal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Moga.

Moga is about 27 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moga is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 13 km away. Jalandhar II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Jandir (under 2 km) and Bahopur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Moga today is likely to be higher.

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