Vyttila
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Vyttila is a commercial area in the city of Kochi, India. The urban area is home to a number of establishments and industries. Vyttila also connects the southern end of the city to the National Highway 47. Till 1967, Vytilla was a panchayat. However the November 1967 order of the Kerala Legislative Assembly amalgamated Vytilla to the newly formed Kochi Corporation.
Today Vyttila is one of the prime gateways to the city of Kochi, formerly called Cochin. It is the biggest and the busiest junction in the state of Kerala. The National Highway 47 bypass passes through Vyttila, and this busy highway is intercepted by the thinly packed Sahodaran Ayyappan Road, also called the S.A. Road. Apart from this there are two more roads starting from the junction, making it the busiest and biggest in Kerala.
Vyttila is now more of a commercial location. However the area surrounding the junction are still thickly populated. Being located on the highway and at the same time with easy access to the city center, Vyttila forms a prominent node of the city. Travelling to the city interiors as well as to other districts is much easy because Vyttila is well connected by long distance buses as well as city service buses. This in turn makes it one of the best choice for residence for the floating community in Kochi. The roads and lanes on either side of S.A. Road and the NH are filled with residential buildings. There are residents associations for each area in Vyttila. The Vyttila Residents Welfare Association is prominent among them. The association which is based at Maplachery Road, covers the entire south-west area from Vyttila junction with Maplachery Road and Bank Road as its borders.
