Moga Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Moga district, Punjab

Moga Tehsil of Moga district has total population of 599,488 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 316,411 are males while 283,077 are females. In 2011 there were total 117,438 families residing in Moga Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Moga Tehsil is 895.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.6% people lives in Urban areas while 67.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.3% while that in the rural areas is 69%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Moga Tehsil is 890% while that of Rural areas is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Moga Tehsil is 66007 which is 11% of the total population. There are 35405 male children and 30602 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Moga Tehsil is 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Moga Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Moga Tehsil is 72.35%. The male literacy rate is 67.6% and the female literacy rate is 60.78% in Moga Tehsil.

Population
599,488
Families
117,438
Literacy
72.35%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Moga Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 229 villages.

Moga Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Moga Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 66,007 35,405 30,602
Literacy 72.35% 67.6% 60.78%
Scheduled Caste 211,010 111,616 99,394
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 213,524 102,511 111,013

Caste-wise Population - Moga Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Moga Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 211,010 111,616 99,394
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Moga Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 120,922 (20.17%) 64,289 56,633
Muslim 4,718 (0.79%) 2,552 2,166
Christian 2,963 (0.49%) 1,556 1,407
Sikh 468,090 (78.08%) 246,600 221,490
Buddhist 126 (0.02%) 69 57
Jain 228 (0.04%) 119 109
Other Religion 195 (0.03%) 106 89
No Religion Specified 2,246 (0.37%) 1,120 1,126

Literacy Rate - Moga Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Moga Tehsil in 2011 were 72.35% in which, male and female literacy were 76.12% and 68.15% respectively. Total literate in Moga Tehsil were 385,964 of which male and female were 213,900 and 172,064 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Moga Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Moga Tehsil is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Moga Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Moga Tehsil.

Child Population - Moga Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 66,007 children between age 0 to 6 years in Moga Tehsil. Out of which 66,007 were male while 66,007 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Moga Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 39,834 families under Moga Tehsil living in urban areas while 39,834 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.6% of total population of Moga Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 67.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 21,247 while that in rural region is 44,760.

Total Urban Rural
Population 599,488 195,254 404,234
Children (0 - 6 years) 66,007 21,247 44,760
Schedule Caste 211,010 46,458 164,552
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.35% 79.33% 68.97%
Sex Ratio 895 890 897

Working Population - Moga Tehsil

In Moga Tehsil out of total population, 213,849 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 213,849 workers engaged in Main Work, 45,297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33,153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 184,826 158,479 26,347
Cultivators 45,297 43,403 1,894
Agriculture Labourer 33,153 29,813 3,340
Household Industries 7,454 4,991 2,463
Other Workers 98,922 80,272 18,650
Marginal Workers 29,023 17,284 11,739
Non Working 385,639 140,648 244,991

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