Madkai
Marcaim or Madkai is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.

Marcaim or Madkai is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It was historically known as Madiyagombu as recent as the 14th century.
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Worth seeing in and around Madkai
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Safa Masjid
The Safa Mosque, also known as the Safa Shahouri Mosque, is a mosque located at Ponda within Goa, India. The mosque has a complex consisting of garden and fountains.
5.6 km · mosque in Goa · Wikipedia - 02Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Indian Institute of Technology Goa is an autonomous public university located in Goa and an institute of National Importance. Ever since an IIT was allotted to Goa by the Central government in 2014, the new Indian Institute of Technology at Goa started functioning from July, 2016 in a temporary campus housed at Goa Engineering College.
3 km · autonomous premier engineering and technology university located in Goa · Wikipedia - 03Ponda Fort
The Ponda Fort is located near Ponda, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. The present structure is a modern reconstruction on this location and converted into a park.
4.2 km · restored ancient fort · Wikipedia - 04New Zuari Bridge
New Zuari Bridge, also commonly known as Manohar Setu, is a bridge over the Zuari River in Goa, India, linking the districts of North Goa and South Goa. Opened in 2022, with a total length of 640 metres, New Zuari Bridge is the second longest cable-stayed bridge in India.
5 km · cable-stayed bridge in Goa · Wikipedia - 05Mahalasa Narayani Temple
Mahalasa Narayani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Mohini as Mahalasa, located in Mardol, Ponda, in the Indian state of Goa.
3 km · Hindu Temple in Mardol, Goa · Wikipedia - 06Ramnathi
The Ramnathi Temple is located in Ramnathim, Bandivade in Goa. The primary worshippers come from the social classes Goud Saraswat Brahmins belonging to Gokarn Math, & Kashi Mutt, Daivadnya Brahmin and Vaishyas.
4.2 km · Hindu temple in Goa · Wikipedia - 07Goa Engineering College
Goa Engineering College or Goa College of Engineering is a public college in Goa, India, offering courses in engineering disciplines and affiliated to Goa University. Founded in 1967 and situated at Farmagudi plateau, Ponda, it is the oldest engineering college in Goa, with over 2,200 students.
3.1 km · government engineering college in Goa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Madkai
- Airports
- Goa Dabolim (GOI), 14 km · Manohar (GOX), 37 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 292 km
- Mangaluru → Madkai295 km · quickest by road, 6h 43m · ₹2,290–2,870
- Pune → Madkai345 km · quickest by air, 4h 17m · ₹5,340–8,210
- Navi Mumbai → Madkai415 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · ₹5,970–9,150
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No local-transport research exists yet for Madkai
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- Get inThere are seasonal charter flights from Europe.
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