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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kankanadi<br />
|native_name = Kankanady<br />
| settlement_type = Commercial & Residential Locality<br />
|image_skyline = Kankanady skylines at Mangalore CBD region, Kankanady, Mangalore.jpg<br />
|image_alt = <br />
|image_caption = Kankanady skylines at Mangalore CBD region, Kankanady, Mangalore<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.850330261134292|N|74.85818090380112|E|display=inline}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Mangalore]] city, Karnataka, India<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dakshina Kannada]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = City<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mangalore]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Mangalore City Corporation]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]], English<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
}}<br />
'''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, Mangalore|Kadri]], [[Attavar]] & [[Falnir]]. It is one of the busiest localities of Mangalore.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
* The [[Pumpwell]] Flyover on the [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]], is the starting point of [[National Highway 75 (India)|NH-75]], the national highway connecting [[Mangalore]] and [[Bangalore]].<br />
* The Father Muller's Hospital located in Kankanadi is one of the famous hospitals in coastal Karnataka. <br />
* The head office of leading private sector bank [[Karnataka Bank]] is now located near [[Pumpwell]] Flyover, Kankanady on NH-66.<br />
* Kankanadi is also the starting point for some of the city buses in Mangalore and shuttle buses near the Karavali Circle.<br />
* There is a separate flower market and vegetable market at Kankanadi, popularly known as Kankanadi market.<br />
* Kankanady by itself spans a very large area and buses from [[Mangaladevi]], [[Statebank, Mangalore|statebank]] pass through this point towards major destinations like [[Thokottu]], [[Deralakatte]], [[Ullal]], [[Talapady]], Mudipu, [[Kasaragod]], [[Kannur]], BC Road, [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore]], [[Kerala]] thus making it a common point.<br />
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==Railway station==<br />
The starting of [[Konkan Railway]] made Kankanadi railway station a busy junction. The Kankanadi station situated about 5&nbsp;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 {{stnlnk|Mangalore Junction}} and the main station at the Mangalore city as {{stnlnk|Mangalore Central}}.<br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
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The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions.<ref>[http://www.fathermuller.com Father Mullers About Father Mullers Institutions]</ref><br />
* [[Father Muller Medical College]]<br />
* Father Muller's Institute of Homoeopothic Medical College<br />
* Father Muller College of Nursing.<br />
* Colaco School of Nursing <br />
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There is also a high school named St Joseph boys high school in this area.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery mode=packed><br />
Image:Falnir skylines viewed from Kankanady.jpg|Falnir skylines viewed from Kankanady<br />
Image:A part of Kadri skylines from far viewed from Kankanady.jpg|A part of Kadri skylines from far viewed from Kankanady<br />
Image:Kankanady skylines, Old Bypass Road, Kankanady.jpg|Kankanady skylines, Old Bypass Road, Kankanady<br />
Image:A view of Mak Mall at night, Kankanady.jpg|A view of Mak Mall at night, Kankanady<br />
Image:Balmatta Road at night, Kankanady.jpg|Balmatta Road at night, Kankanady<br />
Image:Bustling Karavali Jn. at night, Kankanady.jpg|Bustling Karavali Jn. at night, Kankanady<br />
Image:Bendorewell Jn, Kankanady.jpg|Bendorewell Jn, Kankanady<br />
Image:Mallikatte Road, Kankanady.jpg|Mallikatte Road, Kankanady<br />
Image:Mangaladevi Road, Kankanady.jpg|Mangaladevi Road, Kankanady<br />
Image:A view of Essel Willcon building at night, Kankanady.jpg|A view of Essel Willcon building at night, Kankanady<br />
Image:Father Muller Group of Hospitals & Medical College, Kankanady.jpg|Father Muller Group of Hospitals & Medical College, Kankanady<br />
Image:Queen's Beauty Parlour and Cherry Square at Balmatta-Bendoorwell Road in Mangalore.jpg|Queen's Beauty Parlour and Cherry Square at Kankanady locality in Mangalore<br />
Image:Change Supermarket at Balmatta-Bendoorwell Road in Mangalore.jpg|Change Supermarket at Kankanady locality in Mangalore<br />
Image:Father Muller's Road in Mangalore - 5.jpg|Father Muller's Road at Kankanady locality in Mangalore<br />
Image:Martin's Hypermarket at Father Muller's Road in Mangalore.jpg|Martin's Hypermarket at Father Muller's Road<br />
Image:Atelier Designs building at Father Muller's Road in Mangalore.jpg|Atelier Designs building at Father Muller's Road in Kankanady locality<br />
Image:Bendoorwell-Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 4.jpg|Bendoorwell–Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 1<br />
Image:Bendoorwell Road beside the St. Theresa's School in Mangalore.jpg|Bendoorwell–Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 2<br />
Image:Bendoorwell-Kankanady Road beside Colaco Hospital and Shalimar Liverpool in Mangalore.jpg|Bendoorwell–Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 3<br />
Image:Bendoorwell-Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 6.jpg|Bendoorwell–Kankanady Road in Mangalore - 4<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Major commercial buildings & malls ==<br />
* Shalimar Mangalore Gate<br />
* Mak Mall<br />
* Essel Wilcon<br />
* Lilia Arcade<br />
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==Major IT companies==<br />
* [[Cognizant]]<br />
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==Major restaurants==<br />
* [[Barbeque Nation]]<br />
* [[Domino's Pizza]]<br />
* Onesta Pizza<br />
* Pulimunchi<br />
* La Pino'z Pizza<br />
* Cochin Village Restaurant<br />
* Kairali Adukkala<br />
* Royal Darbar<br />
* The Smoke House<br />
* Janatha Lunch Home<br />
* Danish Food Court<br />
* Kankanady Rajkamal Restaurant<br />
* Bamboo Restaurant<br />
* Brown Rice<br />
* Martin's<br />
* Suman Sagar<br />
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==Religious places==<br />
*[[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.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=223 About Garodi Temple]</ref><br />
* Mahakali Temple, Ujjodi, AC<br />
* "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.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kadri, Mangalore|Kadri]]<br />
* [[Attavar]]<br />
* [[Bejai]]<br />
* [[Falnir]]<br />
* [[Balmatta]]<br />
* [[Sasihithlu Beach]]<br />
* [[NITK Beach]]<br />
* [[Panambur Beach]]<br />
* [[Tannirbhavi Beach]]<br />
* [[Ullal beach]]<br />
* [[Someshwar Beach]]<br />
* [[Pilikula Nisargadhama]]<br />
* [[Kadri Park]]<br />
* [[Tagore Park]]<br />
* [[St. Aloysius Chapel]]<br />
* [[Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum|Bejai Museum]]<br />
* [[Aloyseum]]<br />
* Kudla Kudru<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Localities in Mangalore]]<br />
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