Kadavanthra is a

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in downtown

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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. It is bounded by the

S.A Road Sahodaran Ayyappan Road, popularly known as S.A Road is one of the most important and the second main arterial road of CBD Kochi city (after the M.G Road); it is supposed to be the busiest and most congested road in the city of Kochi, which ru ...

to the east ( MG Road-side) and the Giri Nagar canal in the west. Kadavanthra is a major commercial centre of Kochi, and a prime residential area. In recent years, the ward has undergone rapid development to become one of Kochi's highest-valued regions. The

and

Kaloor Kaloor is a city in the Kochi, city of Kochi, in the Kerala, state of Kerala, India. It is from the Ernakulam Town railway station, Ernakulam North Railway Station. Kaloor Junction is also the name of a major intersection in this part of the ci ...

-Kadavanthra Road are the Kadavanthra's main arterial roads, S.A Road connects two icons Vyttila interchange in the west and MG Road in east. Kaloor-Kadavanthra arterial road connects Kaloor at the North and Kadavanthra downtown at South. Kadavanthra is close to the Chilavannur Lake, which lies to its east, and the Ponneth Bhagavathy Temple.

Surroundings

Kadavanthra Junction is a major

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in Kochi, one of the busiest in the city. The junction facilitates Kadavanthra Metro Station, catering to passengers for Panampilly Nagar/Kadavanthra area. The junction is an intersection of Kochi City's main arterial Sahodaran Ayyappan Road (east-west) with arterial

Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road is an arterial road of Kochi City. Also known as KK Road, it is one of the three north-south arteries in the city of Kochi. Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road starts at the Kadavanthra Junction and ends at Kaloor; Kadavanthra Junct ...

(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 Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) is a statutory body headquartered in Kadavanthra, Kerala, India, established in 1976. It is responsible for the development planning of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (except two wards), nine adjac ...

, the statutory body overseeing the development of the city of Kochi. NIA (

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) 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. Housing colonies include Panampilly Nagar, Giri Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Jawahar Nagar. It is close to the South Railway Station, with easy access to

Vyttila Vyttila, , is a ward in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is a prominent area located in southern Kochi. The Vyttila junction is the busiest as well as the largest intersection in Kerala. This node intersects the main north–south artery of the ...

and

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...

links northern and southern parts of Kochi. Kadavanthra became a major hub following the completion of

. The presence of the

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

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

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. *Office of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) *Office of the Housing Development Authority in Panampilly Nagar *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 *Central Bank of India in Kallelil Building.

Location

References

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