Banerji Road
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Banerji Road is one of the major arteries of downtown Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

, in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It lies east-west between the High-Court Junction (Marine Drive
Marine Drive, Kochi
Marine Drive is a picturesque promenade in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is built facing the backwaters, and is a popular hangout for the local populace. Ironic to its name, no vehicles are allowed on the walkway. Marine Drive is also an economically thriving part of the city of Kochi. With several...

) in the west, and Palarivattom
Palarivattom
Palarivattom is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is part of the District of Ernakulam. It is a commercial area, which gained importance when the district's administration was moved to the nearby suburb of Kakkanad....

 in the east.
It passed through North Overbridge near Ernakulam North
Ernakulam Town
Ernakulam Town is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division...

 railway station. It is named after Sir A. R. Banerji, former diwan of the Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cochin was a late medieval Hindu kingdom and later Princely State on the Malabar Coast, South India...

. Most of the parts of the road are four lane with some areas still under 2 lane and works to make 4 lane under construction. Chittoor Road
Chittoor Road
Chittoor Road is one of the major arterial road in the city of Kochi, India. It is the oldest arterial road in the Ernakulam mainland city that connects Ernakulam south with Chittoor island in Ernakulam north. The road runs in North-south direction parallel to coast, covering a distance of...

 Junction and Madhava Pharmacy Junction (MG Road
Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kochi
Mahatma Gandhi Road , popularly known as M. G. Road, is the main artery as well as the commercial high street of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The road lies north-south with its boundaries at the Venduruthy bridge, Thevara in the south, and the Madhava Pharmacy Junction in the...

) are main junctions on this road.

Major institutions located on this road include
  • St. Alberts College
  • St. Alberts School
  • The Saritha-Savitha-Sangeetha Theatre Complex
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