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District of Punjab

Moga District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.03 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,03,000 1.1 million 1 March 2026

Moga district's population is estimated at ≈11.03 lakh (11,03,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,95,810 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Punjab. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Moga district

Census 2011
9,95,810
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.03 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,27,246

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,68,564

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.03 lakh 11,03,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.96 lakh 9,95,810 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 444per km² 2011
Sex ratio
893 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
860 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
70.7% Male 74.4% · Female 66.5%
Urban share
22.8% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+11.3% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
≈ 2,242km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.93 lakh 5.2 people per household
Villages
326 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Moga: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,77,942
20018,94,850
20119,95,810
2016 *10,40,000
2021 *10,76,000
2026 *11,03,000
2031 *11,23,000
2036 *11,36,000

* Estimate

How Moga's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Moga's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Moga5,99,48860.2%89572.3%32.6%
2 Bagha Purana2,25,64922.7%89367.6%11.2%
3 Nihal Singhwala1,70,60917.1%89068.9%4.0%
4 Shahkot(part)640.0%113362.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Moga (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Moga (Census 2011)
  1. Moga 1,63,397
  2. Bagha Purana 25,206
  3. Dharamkot 19,057
  4. Kot Ise Khan CT 12,800
  5. Badhni Kalan 6,786

How people in Moga worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.5%

Agricultural labourers

22.9%

Household industry

5.0%

Other work

46.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.1%.

Age structure of Moga

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Moga
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-439,68334,393
5-946,05438,513
10-1451,21841,665
15-1955,42444,469
20-2452,95745,686
25-2944,56840,811
30-3437,85335,298
35-3934,49132,809
40-4431,48130,832
45-4928,87027,209
50-5423,74121,069
55-5917,48116,739
60-6417,96220,604
65-6916,96414,341
70-7411,2669,187
75-795,1324,840
80+7,3608,094
Children (0–14)
25.4%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
62.9%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
11.7%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
27.6years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
49.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Moga

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 29 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Moga
  1. Punjabi 96.2%
  2. Hindi 3.4%
  3. Gujarati 0.2%
  4. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi96.2%
  2. Hindi3.2%
  3. Rajasthani0.1%
  4. Baori0.1%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Bhojpuri0.0%

Housing and amenities in Moga

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 95.9%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 47.9%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 79.4%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 87.7%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 11.5%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 89.7%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 17.2%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 46.8%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 49.7%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.2%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 79.8%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 44.5%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 11.3%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 13.7%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 57.3%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 4.9%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 93.2%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 4.7%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 85.6%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 50.0%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 31.3%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 20.7%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 25.5%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Moga district held 3.6% of Punjab's population in 2011, 12th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 70.7%, 5.2 points below the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 860 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 22.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • The population grew 11.3% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.03 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Moga, had 1.63 lakh people in 2011, 16.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

Moga covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Moga (2011) 100.0% of this district
    100.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Punjab →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (15 May 2026 – 13 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Moga, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Moga (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Moga (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu ≈ 1,58,400 15.9% 38.5%
Muslim ≈ 9,400 0.9% 1.9%
Christian ≈ 3,300 0.3% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 8,19,000 82.2% 57.7%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 400 0.0% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 4,800 0.5% 0.3%
Total9,95,810100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Moga district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,03,000 (11.03 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Moga's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,95,810.

What was the population of Moga district in Census 2011?
9,95,810: 5,25,950 males and 4,69,860 females, of whom 2,27,246 lived in towns and 7,68,564 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Moga?
Literacy was 70.7% in 2011 (men 74.4%, women 66.5%). The sex ratio was 893 females per 1,000 males, and 860 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Moga district?
Moga, with 1,63,397 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Moga district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 326 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

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