Kankanadi
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Kankanadi or Kankanady is a locality within municipal limits of Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 city corporation.

Overview

The Mahaveera Circle (popularly known as Pumpwell Circle) on the NH-17, is the starting point of NH-48, the national highway connecting Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 and Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

.

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
Karnataka Bank
Karnataka Bank Limited is a private sector banking institution based in the town of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. The Reserve Bank of India has designated Karnataka Bank as an A1+-class scheduled commercial bank....

 is now located near Mahaveera Circle on NH-17.

Kankanadi is also the starting point for some of the city buses and shuttle buses near the Karavali Circle.

There is a separate flower market and vegetable market at Kankanadi, popularly known as Kankanadi market.

Railway Station

The starting of Konkan railway
Konkan Railway
The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation...

 made Kankanadi railway station a busy junction. The Kankanadi station situated about 10 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 its 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 Mangalore Junction and the main station at the Mangaluru city as Mangalore Central
Mangalore Central
Mangalore Central is a terminus station located in the heart of Mangalore .Mangalore Central is the origin point of many long distance trains. It handles as many as 19 daily trains and 6 weekly/bi-weekly/tri-weekly trains. This station provides rail connectivity to important places like Chennai,...


Educational institutions

The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions..
  • Father Muller Medical College
    Father Muller Medical College
    Father Muller Medical College, located about a kilometre from the National Highway-17 at Kankanady in Mangalore, is a religious minority educational institution forming a part of Fr. Muller's Charitable Institutions...

  • Father Muller's Institute of Homeopathic Medical College
  • Father Muller College of Nursing.


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

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 deicated to the twin cultural heroes Koti-Chennaya who lived in the 17th century is belonging to the Billawa community..
  • Mahakali Temple, Ujjodi
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