Kankanadi or Kankanady (Tulu : ಕಂಕನಾಡಿ) is a locality within municipal limits of Mangalore city corporation.
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The Mahaveera Circle (popularly known as Pumpwell Circle) on the NH-17, is the starting point of NH-48, 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 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.
The starting of Konkan railway 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
The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions.[1].
There is also a high school named St Joseph boys high school in this area.