Changampuzha Nagar is a prominent and planned residential area in

Kalamassery Kalamassery () is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It houses companies like Apollo Tyres and HMT; IT/Electronics Parks like KINFRA Hi Tech Park, Startup Village, and Electronics City. Kalamassery ...

in the city of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

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. The Residential area lies between

municipal town hall and Pathadippalam near the

National Highway 544 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs ...

and is the major residential area in Kalamassery and Ernakulam. Changampuzha Nagar was developed by Kerala State Housing Board in 1975 and named after the great poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. There are about 600 houses in Changampuzha nagar with three children's parks one football ground, School building, Post Office (pin code is 682033), Ration shop, recreation club, Indoor shuttle court, library, clean and wide roads. This was once a rubber estate with an area, developed into a colony in the 70's, with houses developed into three types, EWS, LIG and MIG residential houses made like

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. ...

and

Gandhi Nagar, Kochi Gandhi Nagar is one of the two earliest (the other being Panampilly Nagar) planned housing colonies in Kadavanthra region of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India. It was developed by the end of the 1970s by Greater Cochin Development Author ...

. Changampuzha Nagar is known for the great personalities like Cartoonist Yesudasan,

Kalamandalam Hyderali Kalamandalam Hyderali (5 September 1946 – 5 January 2006) ( ml, കലാമണ്ഡലം ഹൈദരാലി) was one of the best Kathakali singers of his generation, and the first non-Hindu artiste to make a mark in the four-century-o ...

, P. Rajeev, Ancel Edwin, GPC Nair, C.T. Antony, K.George, C.K. Antony, Thonakkal Narayanan, Dr. N. Anandavally etc.

Changampuzha nagar residents association (CNRA)

The Changampuzha nagar residents association (CNRA) is one of the oldest resident associations in Kerala formed in the year 1978. There are other active organizations in Changampuzha Nagar like the Elders forum, Women's association and three Kudumbasree units. The place also offers the services and facilities of hospitals, super markets, banks, doctors, architect's, advocates, consultants, beauty saloons, fitness centres, automobile dealerships etc.

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