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South Goa is divided into five subdivisions — Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete , Quepem, and Canacona , Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015). [1]
Ponda (Konkani: फोंडें, romanized: Fôn-èh; Portuguese: Pondá), is a city and a municipal council in the North Goa district of Goa, India. It is the administrative headquarters of North Goa Ponda Taluka .
Ponda taluka has also been known as Antruz Mahal, which the official NIC site says is "because of the concentration of culture, music, drama and poetry also houses the temples of Lord Mangesh (Shiva), Lord Nagesh, Lord Ganapati, Lord Ramnath and the Goddesses Mhalasa and Shantdurga" It has been called the "Hindu heart of Goa".
Ponda Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Ponda is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency .
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Khandepar is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district [1] in the state of Goa, India. [2] References
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. [1]
According to the official 2011 Census, [1] Vagurbem in Ponda taluka has an area of 358.87 hectares, a total of 116 households, and a population of 527 (comprising 272 males and 255 females) with an under-six years population of 57 (comprising 31 boys and 26 girls).