Edapally is a port city in Kochi and is located near the Pukkattupady Road. The area houses campuses of several companies such as Pidilite Industries Ltd, Aptech Ltd, Videocon Industries Ltd, Finolex Industries Ltd, Magna Software Systems and Tata Consultancy Services.
Edapally real estate is sought-after among home buyers for its well-developed social infrastructure. Developers such as Good Earth, Confident Group, Skyline Builders, Hoysala Projects, National Builders and Travancore have under- construction property in Edapally. Some of the residential projects here are Confident Group’s Pride, Good Earth’s Elements, Travancore’s Opus Highway and Swiss Gardens, National Builders’ Sunny Palace and Nandanam, Skyline Builders’ Orion I and Hoysala Projects’ Royal Heights. The average price of Edapally property is Rs 3,666 per sq ft, the minimum and maximum being Rs 1,150 and Rs 4,682 per sq ft, respectively. The size of properties available here range from 525 to 2,866 sq ft.
The area is connected to the rest of the city through the Salem Kochi Kanyakumari Highway and Edapally Panvel Highway. The nearest railway station is Edapally Railway Station, around 2.3 kilometres from here. Other important railway stations serving the area are Ernakulam South Railway Station, around 10.7 kilometres away along the Ernakuam Ettumanoor Road and Salem Kochi Kanyakumari Highway, and Ernakulam Town Railway Station, 6.3 kilometres away along the Palarivattom Edapally Road and Banerji Road. The Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation, private firms and State Water Transport Department operate boat services. The Cochin International Airport can be reached through the Salem Kochi Kanyakumari Highway, after a drive of 22.7 kilometres.
Edapally’s social infrastructure is well-developed, as there are several schools, hospitals, banks, shopping zones and places of interest nearby. Sacred Heart College Thevara, Navy Children School, Radcliffe School, The Cochin College, Toc H Public School and St. Teresa’s Higher Secondary School are located in the vicinity. Locals are served by hospitals such as Maharejas Hospital and Innovative Joints Rejuvenation Centre, Westside Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Laxmi Hospital, Santhigiri Ayurveda and Siddha Hospital, ESI Hospital Palluruthy and Gautham Hospital. Branches of banks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of Travancore, Central Bank of India, South Indian Bank and Federal Bank are located nearby.
The Lulu Shopping Mall, Bay pride Mall, Abad Nucleus Mall, Oberon Mall and Marina Mall are the nearest shopping zones of the area. Places of interest in the vicinity include Fort Kochi, Jain Temple, Dutch Palace and Hill Palace Museum. The Cherai Beach & Resort is a luxury hotel nearby.
