Usgao
Usgao is a village in Ponda taluka, North Goa district, India.
For the purposes of the census, it is considered a "Census Town". It is part of the Usgao-Ganjem Village Panchayat.
In the 2011 Census, Usgao was found to have an area of 25.40 square kilometres, with a total of 2,867 households, and a population of 12,436 persons comprising 6,370 males and 6,066 females.[1] The zero-to-six age group population comprised 1,254 children, of these 614 were males and 640 females.[1]
Usgao (together with Ganjem) was sought to be included in the newly-formed Dharbandora taluka. But a May 2011 Goa government decision accepted to retain this panchayat area within Ponda taluka or sub-district.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Census of India 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB, District Census Handbook. North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts. Directorate of Census Operations, Goa. 2014. p. 28.
- ^ May 24, TIMES NEWS NETWORK / TNN /; 2011; Ist, 04:21. "Finally, Usgao Ganjem village panchayat reverted to Ponda | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Coordinates: 15°26′55″N 74°04′00″E / 15.44861°N 74.06667°E
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