Kakkanad is a major industrial and residential region 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 ...
in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
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. It is situated in the eastern part of the city and houses the
Cochin Special Economic Zone
The Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is a multi-product special economic zone located at Kochi, Kerala. It is established in an area of in Kakkanad.
It is a multi-product zone, with industrial units operating in Electronics Hardware, Engine ...
,
Infopark,
Smart City
A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in return ...
and
KINFRA
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) is a government agency under the government of the Indian state of Kerala headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It undertakes development of industrial estates to nurture industria ...
Export Promotion Industrial Park. It is also the administrative headquarters of the
District of Ernakulam.
In the democratic local government, Kakkanad is part of
Thrikkakara
Thrikkakkara is a region in the city of Kochi, as well as a municipality in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. The municipality comprises 43 wards, including Marottichuvadu. It is especially notable for its significance in ...
Municipality. The district office is located in Kakkanad. The collectorate of Ernakulam district is also located here.
History
Kakkanad is located near Thrikkakara, the capital of the mythical King
Mahabali
Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism. He is the grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant of the sage Kashyapa. There are many versions of his legend, in ancient texts such ...
.
In verse 273 of ''
Naṉṉūl'', a 13th-century book on
Tamil grammar
Much of Tamil grammar is extensively described in the oldest available grammar book for Tamil, the ''Tolkāppiyam'' (dated between 300 BCE and 300 CE). Modern Tamil writing is largely based on the 13th century grammar '' Naṉṉūl'', which rest ...
, Sankara Namasivayar recites a
venpa
Venpa or Venba ('' வெண்பா'' in Tamil) is a form of classical Tamil poetry. Classical Tamil poetry has been classified based upon the rules of metric prosody. Such rules form a context-free grammar. Every venba consists of between two ...
that describes the twelve districts of Tamil Nadu where Koduntamil is spoken, as Thenpandi Nadu,
Kutta Nadu, Kuda Nadu, Karka Nadu,
Venad
Venad was a medieval kingdom lying between the Western Ghat mountains and the Arabian Sea on the south-western tip of India with its headquarters at the port city of Kollam/Quilon.Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Is ...
u, Poozhi Nadu, Pandri Nadu, Aruva Nadu, Aruva Vadathalai, Seetha Nadu, Malai Nadu and Punal Nadu. "Karka Nadu" is believed to be a reference to Kakkanad. The old name of kakanad is karkanad-thrikakara.
Administration
![Lulu Cybertower](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Lulu_Cybertower.jpg)
Being the administrative hub of
Ernakulam district
Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...
, Kakkanad is home to several state as well as central government offices namely, the ''Civil Station'' (hosting ''The District Collectrate'', ''The RTO'' etc.), the District Panchayat office, the ''Airman Selection Board'', ''Siksha Bhavan'' (office of the Central HRD Ministry),
''Kendriya Shram Sadan'' (office of the Regional Labour Commissioner) etc.
Educational institutions
*Jain university
* ISCA – International School of Creative Arts, Knowledge park- Infopark
*Rajagiri College of Management and Applied science
* Traum Academy for German and French Languages
*
Bhavan's Varuna Vidyalaya
*
Bhavan's Adarsha Vidyalaya
* Mar Athanasius HS
* Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public School
* Mar Thoma Public School
*
Bharata Mata College
*
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology
Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous) (RSET) is an educational institution which is located in Kochi Ernakulam district in India, offering engineering education and research. RSET is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technologic ...
*Rajagiri College
* St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Morakkala
* The Indian Public School
IPS
IPS, ips, or iPS may refer to:
Science and technology Biology and medicine
* ''Ips'' (genus), a genus of bark beetle
* Induced pluripotent stem cell or iPS cells
* Intermittent photic stimulation, a neuroimaging technique
* Intraparietal sulcus, ...
Edichira
* St. Charles Borromeo Convent School
CSE Thuthiyoor, Kakkanad
* Mary Matha Public School, Kakkanad
Industry
![TechnopolisKakkanad](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/TechnopolisKakkanad.jpg)
Kakkanad is home for a portion of the
industrial base of Kochi. It is home for the
Cochin Special Economic Zone
The Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is a multi-product special economic zone located at Kochi, Kerala. It is established in an area of in Kakkanad.
It is a multi-product zone, with industrial units operating in Electronics Hardware, Engine ...
(CSEZ).
Carborundum Universal Ltd has a unit near the technopolis. Industrial projects like Fashion City are proposed in Kakkanad. This has led to several builders setting up projects here.
Kakkanad is home for the largest IT Township in India, the
Smart City
A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in return ...
, the second largest
IT industrial park in Kerala, the
Kochi InfoPark. Kakkanad is also home for a ''Software Export Promotion Zone (SEPZ)''. The international submarine cable systems landing in Kochi has their nodes installed in Kakkanad. The CSEZ houses the
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. It was founded as an in-hous ...
,
Williamslea, WRENCH Solutions, and the Sutherland Global Solutions.
Kakkanad houses the following IT Parks:
*
Smart City
A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in return ...
*
Infopark
*
Muthoot Technopolis
Muthoot Technopolis is an information technology park at Kochi, India. It has a built up space of which has been fully occupied by Cognizant, Williams Lea and Sutherland Global Services. It is the Plot #1 in CSEZ
Muthoot Pappachan Group is pl ...
*
Kinfra
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) is a government agency under the government of the Indian state of Kerala headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It undertakes development of industrial estates to nurture industria ...
HiTech Park
* Parsvanath IT Park
* Trans-Asia Tech Tower
*
HDIL Cyber City
*
Electronics City, Kochi
Electronics City, Kochi, also known as NeST Electronic City is an under construction Special Economic Zone targeting electronics hardware manufacturing, promoted by NeST group located at Kochi, India. The SEZ will be built over a land area of ...
* WTC –
World Trade Center, Kochi
The World Trade Center Kochi is a twin tower commercial complex located in InfoPark, Kochi, India. Opened in 2016, it is the fourth World Trade Center in India and second in South India after the World Trade Center Bangalore.
Located inside Inf ...
− All these together accounts for 25% of IT exports from Kerala.
The
Kerala Books and Publications Society
The Kerala Books and Publications Society is a society owned by the Government of Kerala headquartered at Kakkanad, Kochi. It is registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Society registration Act, 1955. It was es ...
has its press at Kakkanad. The press is the biggest multicolor offset printing unit in Kerala Government Sector.
Media
Kakkanad is also the broadcasting hub of Kochi. It is home for the ''terrestrial relay station'' of the national television broadcaster, the ''Doordarshan''.
Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati (abbreviated as PB; Hindi: ''Praśar Bharati'', lit. Indian Broadcaster) is India's State media, state-owned public broadcaster, headquartered in New Delhi. It is a Statutory corporation, statutory autonomous body set up by an A ...
, the corporation controlling the public broadcast, has a marketing division at Kakkanad.
Kakkanad also hosts the state-owned ''Kochi FM Radio''.
Red FM Regional office is also at Kakkanad on Seaport – Airport Road, near Infopark express way.
Health care
*
Sunrise Hospital
* Thrikkakara Municipal Co-operative Hospital
* Kusumagiri Mental Health Centre
* Hridya Multi Speciality Clinic
Thrikkakara Municipal Co-operative Hospital
Other
Wonderla
Wonderla is the largest chain of amusement parks in India. It is owned and operated by Wonderla Holidays Limited which is headquartered near Bidadi, from Bengaluru, Karnataka. It operates 3 amusement parks in Kochi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.
...
, the largest
theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
in the state, is located near Kakkanad.
EMS Co-operative Library, housing over 70,000 titles is located at Kakkanad.
Trinity World Tower is one of the biggest apartment project in Kakkanad. There are 4 towers in Trinity World.
Prestige Forum Mall is proposed opposite Kusumagiri Hospital as part of the township project (Prestige Hillside Gateway) developed by
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
-based
Prestige Group.
Tulsi Greenfield Villas – Biggest customized villa project near Infopark & Smartcity. 86 villas within a gated community.
Regional Chemical Examiner’s Laboratory,
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 a ...
—one of the three laboratories belonging to Chemical Examiner's Laboratory Department under the Government of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
—is situated at Kakkanad. It has jurisdiction over central four districts namely
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 a ...
,
Idukki,
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
and
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
districts.
ABAD Bluechip is a residential apartment project by ABAD Builders in Kakkanad near to Inforpark and Smartcity Kochi.
Yasoram Builders have constructed the Abode project in Thammanam, Ernakulam.
Luxury furniture shop, Bespoke Furniture and More located in Kaipadamugal, Seaport-Airport Road, Kakkanad
Skyline Spectra is a residential luxury apartment in Kakkanad by Skyline Builders near Infopark, Kakkanad.
SMS Builders have several residential apartment projects with close proximity to Kakkanad.
Codewills is a website development company in Kakkanad inside Infopark, Kakkanad.
Datahub Technologies R&D Pvt Ltd is a software development company focussing on AI and Process automation in Kakkanad near Infopark.
References
External links
{{Neighbourhoods of Kochi
Neighbourhoods in Kochi
Smart cities in India