Moga district is one of the twenty-two districts of the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of the state of Punjab on 24 November 1995, separated from Faridkot district. Moga district is one of the largest wheat and rice producers in Punjab, India. The people of Moga city and Moga district belong to the Malwa culture. The district is known as the homeland of a large section of expatriate Punjabi Indians who migrated abroad and their descendants, earning it the nickname "NRI district".
Moga town is the district headquarters and is located on the Ferozpur-Moga-Ludhiana highway. Takhtupura Sahib is one of the famous villages of this district. Takhtupura Sahib is a historic village. Moga is doing well thanks to its Nestle factory, Adani Food Pvt Ltd and vehicle modifications. The roads connected to Moga are Jalandhar, Barnala, Ludhiana, Ferozpur, Kotkapura, Amritsar. Bus and railway services are well connected to some major cities like Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
Structures and sites from before the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar are extremely rare due to the changing course of the Sutlej River over the centuries. As a result, very few ancient sites have been discovered in the Moga area. This effect is more pronounced in the western part of the district.
The location of ancient towns and cities can be deduced from the present from the mounds of earth, bricks and pottery that have been excavated, called thehs. These hills are evidence that the banks of the river were inhabited in ancient times. Several coins have been discovered at the site of these mounds.
