Kokkalai is one of the business districts of
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 ...
city in
Kerala
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state,
India
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.
Thrissur railway station, one of the busiest and most important railway junctions in South India, connecting
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 ...
city with the rest 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 ...
and
India
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, is situated here. It also houses
Thrissur KSRTC Bus Station and a
veterinary hospital run by
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is a university established by the Government of Kerala in December 2010 to further education, research and extension services in the field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. The territor ...
. Hotel Sidhartha Regency and Hotel Casino are in the heart of Kokkalai. This is the southern part of the city.
References
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Suburbs of Thrissur city
Shopping districts and streets in India