Kadavanthra is a downtown

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and a major commercial centre in Kochi City, with a close vicinity to the city's biggest railway station 'Ernakulam Junction' and Kochi's commercial high street the M.G.Road, in the Indian state of Kerala.

Surroundings

Kadavanthra Junction is a major intersection in Kochi, one of the busiest in the city. The junction facilitates Kadavanthra Metro Station, catering to passengers for

Panampilly Nagar Panampilly Nagar is a high-end hybrid residential-commercial neighborhood in Kadavanthra region of the city of Kochi, India. It is a busy upmarket residential area in Kadavanthra region just 1 km east of M.G Road, the center of Kochi city. ...

/Kadavanthra area. The junction is an intersection of Kochi City's main arterial Sahodaran Ayyappan Road (east-west) with arterial Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road (north-south) and '' K.P.Vallon Road'' (north-south). This junction enhances rail connectivity from M.G Road to Vytilla Mobility Hub. Kadavanthra is part of Kochi's

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located in central Kochi area. It is notable as home for the headquarters of the Greater Cochin Development Authority, the statutory body overseeing the development of the city of Kochi. NIA ( National Investigation Agency) is also located in Kadavanthra. The Kochi Metro Kadavanthra station is situated in front of GCDA lawns. Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Soften Technologies, Bhavans Vidya Mandir and St Josephs Upper Primary School are located in this area. The region is an emerging commercial high street with branded retail stores and many 3- and 5-star hotels such as Olive Downtown, Radisson Blu Kochi, Avenue Centre Hotel, Star Paradise, Park Residency hotel and Cochin Palace hotel. Affluent housing colonies include

, Giri Nagar,

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and Jawahar Nagar. Central Bank of India, HDFC Bank, South Indian Bank, State Bank of India and Axis Bank branches are present.

It is close to the South Railway Station, with easy access to Kaloor, Vyttila and Cochin International Airport. Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road links northern and southern parts of Kochi. Kadavanthra became a major hub following the completion of Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road. The presence of the

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation ...

Junction Railway Station and residential colonies raise real estate prices. Kadavanthra provides access to Cochin Shipyard and the naval base. It provides alternate access to Atlantis via Railway gate or

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Junction, thus avoiding the usually busy M.G Road.

Facilities

Major centres in and around Kadavanthra include: * Kadavanthra metro station. * The Regional Sports Centre (RSC) Rajiv Gandhi International Indoor Stadium *The Greater

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Development Authority (GCDA) *Statue of Sahodaran Ayyappan in the S.A Road. * National Investigation Agency. *Office of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)
Facets Dental Clinics
*Office of the Housing Development Authority in

*The Kadavanthra Post Office on Cheruparambath Road *The Passport office in Panampilly Nagar *Panampilly Nagar has a separate post office *Supplyco of the Civil Supplies Department, Government of Kerala in Gandhinagar *Kadavanthra Janamytri

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* BSNL office * Indra Gandhi Co-operative Hospital *Akshaya Hospital *Giridhar Hospital *Lotus Eye Hospital *Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School) *Office of Health Inspector * Elamkulam village office *The Vijaya Hospital *The State Bank of India, Ernakulam South Branch is in S.A Road * The Bank of Baroda *The Federal Bank *Offices of Airtel,

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, Tata Indicom, Vodafone in S.A Road *Maannullil Builders Enterprises in S.A.Road * "Kallelil Building" in S.A.Road, accommodates Central Bank of India (Kadavanthra Branch). * Indian Overseas Bank ATM is in "Kallelil Building" Kadavanthra.
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* Olive Downtown Hotel- 5 star luxury hotel * Olive Builder Luxury Apartments in Cochin http://www.olivebuilder.com/projects/olive-heights situated at the heart of kadavanthara. * * Radisson Blu Kochi-5 star luxury hotel * Newsport.in
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Location

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