Local businesses in Kochi
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 29
- Jishy Hospital; Taluk Headquarters Maharajas Hospital Karuvelippad; District TB Centre Karuvelipady; Jesus Hospital; Palluruthy Government Hospital; Women and Children Hospital, Mattancherry; Jacobs Hospital; Taluk Hospital Palluruthy; Urban Primary Health Cenre, Pandikudy; Urban Primary Health Centre, Edakochi
- Clinics: 29
- Skin Affairs; Susan Clinic; Homoeo Clinic; Mysterious Minds; Dr George Thomas; Ajanta Clinic; Dr Mathew Abraham; SkinLab; Amy clinic; Cosmo Clinic
- Pharmacies: 17
- Sevana Medicals; Shipyard Pharmacy; Davaindia Generic Pharmacy; V Care Medicals; Ben Medicals; Bharat Medicals; Medicare; Sandip Drug House; Sharon Medicals; MM Medicals
- Dental clinics: 19
- Speciality Dental Clinic; Shalom Dental Clinic; Mathews Dental Clinic; Divine Dental Clinic; International Dental Clinic; Dr Pradeepa; Koithara Dental Clinic; Radiant Smiles; Atlantis Dental Clinic; Berinnov
- Medical supply and optical shops: 17
- Mattammal; Muthu Medicals; Susy Medicals; Golden Optics; Opticals; Pauls Pharma; Pulikkal Pharma Distributors; Pulikkal Surgical Distributors; Medical Store; Lenskart
Kochi facts
- District
- Ernakulam district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 6,77,381 (5,96,473 in 2001)
- Area
- about 94.88 sq km
- PIN codes
- 682001 (Kochi), 683111 (Kochi Airport), 682016 (Kochi M.G.Road), 682004 (Kochi Naval Base)
- Places nearby
- Thoppumpady Harbour Bridge (bridge across Vembanad lake, 1 km), Thoppumpady BOT Bridge (bridge, 1 km), St Louis Church (church, 1 km), Mundamveli (town, 1 km)
- Culture and food
- Centuries of migration have given Kochi a mixed, multicultural population drawn from all parts of Kerala and much of India.
- History
- Ancient travellers called the place Cocym, Cochym and Cochin. The Cochin Jewish community called it Kogin, and Arab merchants called it Kashi.
- Geography
- Kochi lies on the south-west coast of India and covers about 95 sq km within the corporation limit set in 1967.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.