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FLOOD PREPAREDNESS Chapter 1: District Overview MOGA is a city and a municipality of Moga district, in the state of Punjab. It became part and headquarters of 17th District in the state, Moga became district of Punjab State on day of November 24, 1995, by the then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh brar. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District, as a tehsil. Moga town is situated on the National Highway 95 (NH-95Ferozpur-Ludhiana road). The Dharamkot sub- division area with 150 villages has been merged in Moga district, vide Pb. Govt. notification No. 2/36/98-R.E. 2(1) 6408 dated 5-11-99. Moga was founded by Moga Singh Gill the forefather of the Gill community. Then this city went to the hands of his two sons Mehla Singh Gill and Ajit Singh Gill. This divided the whole city into two parts. Till now Moga City is divided into those two parts. 1.1 Geographical unit and Boundaries Moga is located at middle in the state of Punjab. It has an average elevation of 217 meters’ (711 ft).Moga district is bordered by Jalandhar district in the north, Ludhiana district in the East, Barnala in the South-East, Bathinda in the South, Faridkot in the south-west and Ferozepur in the West. It stretches between East Longitude 74o 54’ 40” and 75o 24’ 57” and North Latitude 30o 28’ 30” and 31o 06’ 15”. It spreads over an area on 2230 km2, which comes to 4.42 % of the Punjab State. 1.2 Administrative Setup District is under control of Ferozpur division and it has been divided into four sub- divisions/tehsils i.e. Moga, BhagaPurana, Nihal Singh Wala and Dharamkot and two sub- tehsils i.e. Bhadhni kalan and Kot-Ise-khan. Further, the district has been sub-divided into five development blocks i.e. Moga-I, Moga-II, Kot-Ise-Khan, BhagaPurana and Nihal Singh Wala. District has 4 towns and 337 Panchayats with 330 villages in which 5 villages are inhabited. 2 Table no.1.1 District Administrative Structure DISTRICT PROFILE Geographical location Latitude Longitude 30o 28’ 30” and 31o 4’ 40” and 75o 24’ 57” East 06’ 15” North Sub-Divisions 4 Moga, Bagha Purana , Nihal Administrative setup Singh Wala , Dharamkot Tehsils 4 Moga, Bagha Purana , Nihal Singh Wala , Dharamkot Sub-Tehsils 4 Badhani kalan, Kot Ise Khan , Ajtwal, Smalsar Development Block 5 Moga –I, Moga –II, Baghapurana, Nihal Singh Wala, Kot-Ise-Khan MarketCommittees 8 Moga, Baghapurana , Nihal Singh Wala, Dharamkot, Ajitwal , Badhni- kalan, Kot-Ise-Khan, Fategarh Panjtoor Municipal 1 Moga Corporation Municipal Council 2 Dharamkot , Baghapurana Nagar Panchayat 3 Badhani kalan, Kot Ise Khan , Nihal Singh Wala Fire station 1 Moga Assembly Area 4 Moga, Baghapurana , Nihal Singh Wala(R), Dharamkot Villages 330 Sub-Division Description Sub-Division Tehsil Sub-Tehsil Developme Nos of Population Cultivated nt Block village Area In Acres s Moga Moga Moga-I, 48 565041 164898 Ajitwal Moga-II 46 Dharamkot Dharamkot Kot-Ise- Kot-Ise- 151 31887 139360 Khan Khan Nihal Singh Nihal Singh Badhni Nihal 39 170342 103396 Wala Wala kalan Singh Wala Baghapurana Baghapurana Baghapur 47 225019 144295 Smalsar ana Source – Emergency Operation Centre, Moga 1.3. Physiographic of district The district area forms a part of Indo-Gangetic plain and Sutlej sub-basin of Indus basin. The area as a whole is almost flat with a gentle slope towards the Western and North-westerly direction. The flatness of the topography is indicated by the fact that only one contour line is passing through the district. This contour line runs from southeast towards north-west. It divides the district into almost two halves. In the eastern half it is below 200 m. The elevation ranges from minimum of 190 m in southwest at village Shamkot to maximum of 227 m in the northeast. The general slope of the district is from northeast to southwest as indicated by spot heights. The physiographic of the district is broadly classified from south to north into four distinct features i.e. Upland plain, Sand dune tract, younger flood pain and active flood plain of Sutlej. The Sutlej is an important perennial river, which forms major drainage of the area and runs parallel to the Northern border of the district. There are two types of soils viz Sierozem and Desert soils in Moga District. The sierozem soils are found in major parts of the district and desert soils are comparatively found in a relatively smaller area towards western part of the district. 1.4 Geology The district is occupied by geological formations of Quaternary age comprising of recent alluvial deposits. These alluvial formations in turn overlain by Aeolian sands except in the area falling in proximity of Sutlej River. Geological setting, distribution of rainfall and geological formations constituting the aquifers, essentially controls the hydro geological framework of any district. 1.5 Climate and Rainfall The climate of the district can be classified as tropical and dry sub humid. According to IMD, the district get moderate rainfall, normal annual rainfall is about 498 mm, which is spread over 24 rainy days. 78% of rainfall occurs during south-west monsoon and temperature mean maximum in June is 39.5 degree C and in January is 5.1 degree C. Table no 2.2 Month wise and year wise Rainfall data of the district for the year 2007-2011 Year Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F R/F 2007 0 21.2 27.7 0 0 39.8 58 110.2 17 0 0 9.9 283.8 2008 5.6 1.2 0 0 44.8 125.1 40 192.9 8.2 0 0 2 419.8 2009 14 10.5 20.8 23.7 16.8 3.2 87.8 60.1 91.9 0 0 0 328.8 2010 1 11.8 1 0 0 1.8 293.8 32 66.5 0 0 0 407.9 2011 1 14.2 2.3 47.4 32.4 170.1 75.8 166 96.7 0 0 0 605.9 Source: Indian Meteorological department Note: (1) The District Rainfall (mm.) (R/F) shown below are the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District (2) Blank Spaces show non-availability of Data. 4 1.6 Demography 1.6.1 Population of District Population of Moga district is 992289 persons. Moga is 11th most populous district out of total 22 districts in Punjab and it is 447th most populous district in India. The population density of Moga is 444 Persons per square KM. It is 14th most densely populated out of 22 districts in Punjab and it is 280th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India. Table 1.3 District Population at a glance Population at a Glace 1. Population (Census 2011) 9,92,289 Persons 2. Male 5,24,289 3. Female 4,68,000 4. Density (per square km ) 444 5. Sex ratio (per 100 male ) 893 6. Sex Ratio (0-6 Year age) 863 7. Literacy rate 71.6% 8. Male literacy 75.3 % 9. Female literacy 67.4 % 10. Rural population 77.44 % 11. Urban population 22.66% 1.6.2 Literacy rate of district Total Literacy rate of Moga is 71.6%. This means 71.6 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 12 in terms of literacy rate out of total 22 districts of Punjab and 447 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Moga is 75.3% while female literacy stands at 67.4%. Table no 1.4 Educational institutes in district Sr. Types of Education institutes No.'s of Institutes No 1 Primary Schools 403 2 Middle Schools 116 3 High Schools 134 4 Senior Secondary School 124 5 Colleges 25 6 Polytechnic Institutes 4 7 Technical Industrial art & Craft 58 School 8 ITIs 1 1.6.3 Sex ratio In 2011, Moga had population of 9,92,289 persons of which male and female were 5,24,289 and 4,68,000 respectively. There was change of 10.90 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Moga District recorded increase of 15.03 percent to its population compared to 1991. With regards to Sex Ratio in Moga, it stood at 893 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 887. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. 1.6.4 Religion and Culture Sikhism is the predominant religion in the district. The district has the highest percentage of Sikh population among all the districts of Punjab. According to 2001 census Sikhs form around 87.5% of the total population in Moga with Hindus, Dev Samajis, Nanakpanthis, Dera sacha Saudis and Ravidasis forming the remainder. The 2009 estimates show Sikh population around 90% due to migration of the urban Hindu population to major cities in Punjab. 1.7 Agricultural The crops grown in the district are divided into two main categories i.e. Rabi and Kharif. The major Rabi crops are wheat and oil seeds (sunflower and mustard) and others are barley, maize and gram. The major Kharif crops are cotton and paddy; minor ones are sugarcane & Jowar. The Rabi crops are sown in Oct-Nov and harvested from Mid March to Mid May.