Kochi, also known as Cochin (KOH-chin), is a major port city on the south-west coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala and is often referred to as Ernakulam. Kochi is the most densely populated city in Kerala. As of 2011, it has a corporation limit population of 677,381 within an area of 94.88 km² and a total urban population of more than of 2.1 million within an area of 440 km², making it the largest and the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA). Called the "Queen of the Arabian Sea", Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the first of the European colonies in colonial India. It remained the main seat of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa was chosen instead. The city was later occupied by the Dutch and the British, with the Kingdom of Cochin becoming a princely state.
| # | Company | Locations in Kochi | Job ads/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EY india | Kumbalam, Elamkunnapuzha | 2,643 |
| 2 | ERNST & YOUNG | Vypin | 2,181 |
| 3 | Marriott | Vypin | 772 |
| 4 | IQVIA India | Vypin | 772 |
| 5 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Vypin | 646 |
| 6 | Marriott Hotels India | Vypin | 445 |
| 7 | Conduent | Vypin, Kakkanad | 369 |
| 8 | IBM India | Vypin | 262 |
| 9 | CSB Bank | Aleng�d, Vypin, Vazhakkala | 220 |
| 10 | Tata Consultancy Services | 215 | |
| 11 | Tata Capital Finance | 215 | |
| 12 | UST | 208 | |
| 13 | Aptiv | Mulamthuruthy | 194 |
| 14 | EXL Services | 191 | |
| 15 | KPMG India Services | Vypin | 187 |
| 16 | Axis Bank | Cheranell�r | 180 |
| 17 | Abbott India | Vypin | 175 |
| 18 | NOV | Kakkanad | 147 |
| 19 | Aabasoft | 142 | |
| 20 | VGreen Technology Solutions (VGreenTEK) | Vypin | 132 |
| 21 | Hyatt | Vypin | 130 |
| 22 | Marriott International | 118 | |
| 23 | AccorHotel | 116 | |
| 24 | LEAMS Education | 104 | |
| 25 | Blinkit | Vypin, Alwaye, Vazhakkala | 100 |
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