Usgao

{{short description|Village in Goa, India}}

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Usgao is a village in Ponda taluka, North Goa district, India.

For census purposes, 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 2,867 households, and a population of 12,436 persons, comprising 6,370 males and 6,066 females.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Census of India 2011: Goa. Series 31, Part XIIB, District Census Handbook. North Goa. Village and Townwise Primary Census Abstracts.|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Goa.|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=28}} The zero-to-six age group population comprised 1,254 children; of these, 614 were males and 6640 were females.

Usgao (together with Ganjem) 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.{{Cite web|author=TIMES NEWS NETWORK|date=May 24, 2011|title=Finally, Usgao Ganjem village panchayat reverted to Ponda {{!}} Goa News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Finally-Usgao-Ganjem-village-panchayat-reverted-to-Ponda/articleshow/8542381.cms|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}