Local businesses in Margao
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 237
- Conchi's cafe; Mothers Recipe; Once upon a time; Utsav (inside of Nanutel); Aryaas pure veg; Cavatina Cuchina; Chickoo Tree; Spicy Family Restaurant; Assumption Tea Place; Durigo
- Hotels and lodges: 79
- 4BR Luxury Villa Benaulim with private pool; Madonna Holidays; Ocean Residency; Colva South Goa 3br Luxury Villa Felicia with private pool; Mistral by the Sea; Victoria Paradise Inn Boutique (Ex. Hotel Royal Anthurium); All Seasons Guest House; OYO 6988 Hotel Sincro; La Grace Resort; BATI Home Goa
- Attractions and museums: 6
- Goa Chitra museum; Virginkar Park; DSouza Mansion; Monte Hill Viewpoint; Paradise Farm; Techspots
- Cinemas and theatres: 4
- Inox Multiplex; Ravindra Bhavan; Cine Lata; Vishant
- Places of worship: 44
- Our lady of Grace Church; St Sebastian's Chapel; St. Anthonys Chapel; Boa Viagem Chapel; Holy Cross Chapell; Mont Carmel Telaulim Church; Monte Hill Chapel; Our Lady of Rosary Church; Padre Pio Seminary; Sri Damodar Temple
- Parks and stadiums: 12
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium; BPS sports club; Anna Fonte Garden; Gogol Childrens Park; Margão Muncipal Garden; Rajendra Prasad Cricket Stadium
- Clothing shops: 59
- Casa Moda Boutique; Counter; Dor dhaaga; George garments; High Tagg Wearhouse; Intymen; Jina; Kludi; Mahalaxmi Garments; Om Sai
- Jewellers: 20
- she jewellers; Chirag; KR Raikar and Sons; Lotus; Manek Gem Art International; R G Shirodkar Jewelers; Sanvi; Surendra and sons; TNS Jewellers; The KO Shop
- Salons and beauty shops: 34
- Anna's Ladies Beauty Saloon; Alaya; Extreme; Ferns Beauty Parlour; Style me; Your Choice Salon; Aarti Beauty Concept; Bluma's; Charlis; Choden
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 18
- Marialuiza; Rosary Confectionary; Xanti bakery; B Baker; Cremeux; Harry's German bakery; Jackris; Kwality; Nadia Bakery; Naik
Margao facts
- Population, 2011 Census
- 87,650
- Area
- about 15.1 sq km, about 10 m above sea level
- People
- 90% literacy
- PIN codes
- 403601 (Margao)
- Places nearby
- Holy Spirit Church (church, 1 km), Dr Rajendra Prasad Stadium (sports venue, 1 km), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao) (multi-purpose stadium, 2 km), Goa Chitra Museum (indian museum, 2 km)
- Culture and food
- Margao is the commercial capital of Goa and is also called the cultural capital of Goa. Ravindra Bhavan at Fatorda is a cultural centre and a venue for the International Film Festival of India, and Nehru Stadium at Fatorda is Goa's biggest sports stadium.
- History
- Margão is the Portuguese spelling. The name may come from Mahargao, the village of the Mahars, or from the Sanskrit mathagrama, a village of monasteries.
- Geography
- Margao stands about 10 m above sea level on the Sal river, and Portuguese-style mansions dot its landscape.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.