Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : 413
Sex Ratio Rank : 124
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 415 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 313 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Challenges of the district : Our research
with local communities
In Moga, health infrastructure is yet to develop.
There are no good hospitals in this district. People are forced
to travel far away to get treated. It would be of great help if
government could open a multi specialist hospital for us.
Brief About Moga District
Moga District is the 17th District drawn on the map of Punjab
State on 24th day of November 1995. Before this, Moga was the sub-division
of Faridkot District. Moga town the head quarter of the District
is situated on Ferozpur-Ludhiana road. Area of Dharamkot block with
150 villages has been emerged in Moga district vide. Pb. Govt. notification
No. 2/36/98-R.E. 2(1) 6408 dated 5-11-99.
Introduction
Moga District is the 17th District drawn on the map of Punjab
State on 24th day of November 1995. Before this, Moga was the
sub-division of Faridkot District. Moga town the head quarter
of the District is situated on Ferozpur-Ludhiana road. Area of
Dharamkot block with 150 villages has been emerged in Moga district
vide. Pb. Govt. notification No. 2/36/98-R.E. 2(1) 6408 dated
5-11-99.
Location & Geography
Moga District falls under the jurisdiction of
Ferozpur division. Its boundaries touch the boundaries of Jalandhar
district in north, Ludhiana district in East, Sangrur in South
and Faridkot & Ferozpur in West. It stretches between longitude
75 degree - 15, 75 degree - 25 east and latitude 30 degree - 35
and 31 degree 15 North. It spreads over an area on 2230 km which
comes to 4.42 % of the Punjab State. The average annual rainfall
of district was 234.5 mm by the year 1999.
Demography
By the provisional figures of 2001 census the
Moga District ranks 11th with in Punjab with a population of about
886313, which is 3.65 percent of the total population of Punjab
State. There are 883 females per thousand male in Moga district
by census 2001, which is one less than found in 1991 census, that
was 884. Although rate of population growth is low but the density
of population has increased, which is 400 per sq. km. as compared
to 351 by 1991 census. In Moga District 63.94 percent population
is literate , where as the rate for male & female literacy is
68.40 & 58.96 respectively.
