Kankanady

Kankanadi or Kankanady is one of the major upscale commercial and residential localities of Mangalore city. It houses many highrise buildings and transforming into a highrise hub of Mangalore CBD region along with its major counterparts like Bejai, Kadri, Attavar & Falnir. It is one of the busiest localities of Mangalore.

Overview

* The Pumpwell Flyover on the NH-66, is the starting point of NH-75, the national highway connecting Mangalore and Bangalore.
* The Father Muller's Hospital located in Kankanadi is one of the famous hospitals in coastal Karnataka.
* The head office of leading private sector bank Karnataka Bank is now located near Pumpwell Flyover, Kankanady on NH-66.
* Kankanadi is also the starting point for some of the city buses in Mangalore and shuttle buses near the Karavali Circle.
* There is a separate flower market and vegetable market at Kankanadi, popularly known as Kankanadi market.
* Kankanady by itself spans a very large area and buses from Mangaladevi, statebank pass through this point towards major destinations like Thokottu, Deralakatte, Ullal, Talapady, Mudipu, Kasaragod, Kannur, BC Road, Puttur, Bangalore, Mysore, Kerala thus making it a common point.

Railway station

The starting of Konkan Railway made Kankanadi railway station a busy junction. The Kankanadi station situated about 5 km from the city is the official railway station for trains, such as Rajdhani and Garib Raths, which does not go the Mangalore city railway station as it is a terminating point. The station, which comes under the Palghat division on the Southern Railway line, lacks proper maintenance. Recently, Kankanady railway station has been renamed as and the main station at the Mangalore city as .

Educational institutions

The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions.
* Father Muller Medical College
* Father Muller's Institute of Homoeopothic Medical College
* Father Muller College of Nursing.
* Colaco School of Nursing

There is also a high school named St Joseph boys high school in this area.

Gallery

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Major commercial buildings & malls

* Shalimar Mangalore Gate
* Mak Mall
* Essel Wilcon
* Lilia Arcade

Major IT companies

* Cognizant

Major restaurants

* Barbeque Nation
* Domino's Pizza
* Onesta Pizza
* Pulimunchi
* La Pino'z Pizza
* Cochin Village Restaurant
* Kairali Adukkala
* Royal Darbar
* The Smoke House
* Janatha Lunch Home
* Danish Food Court
* Kankanady Rajkamal Restaurant
* Bamboo Restaurant
* Brown Rice
* Martin's
* Suman Sagar

Religious places

*Shree Brahma Baidarkala Garadi Kshetra is a religious place at Garodi in Kankanadi and is of much significance to the Billava community. This temple is dedicated to the twin cultural heroes Koti-Chennaya who lived in the 17th century and belongs to the Billawa community. About Garodi Temple
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* Mahakali Temple, Ujjodi, AC
* "Shree Sathya Saaramani Daivasthana" is a religious place at Kudukorigudda in Kankanadi and is of much significance to the Aadidravida Dalit community. This temple is dedicated to the twin cultural heroes Kaanada Katada (Saara Muppanna) who lived in the 17th century and belongs to the Aadidravida Dalit community.

See also

* Kadri
* Attavar
* Bejai
* Falnir
* Balmatta
* Sasihithlu Beach
* NITK Beach
* Panambur Beach
* Tannirbhavi Beach
* Ullal beach
* Someshwar Beach
* Pilikula Nisargadhama
* Kadri Park
* Tagore Park
* St. Aloysius Chapel
* Bejai Museum
* Aloyseum
* Kudla Kudru

References

Localities in Mangalore

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