▁The ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁K oll am ▁Port ▁makes ▁this ▁area ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁business ▁cent res ▁in ▁India . ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁K oll am ▁Municipal ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Big ▁B az aar ▁and ▁Ph arma ▁City ▁Now ad ays ▁Dow nt own ▁K oll am ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁central ▁business ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁rich ▁trade ▁history ▁and ▁culture . ▁K oll am ' s ▁main ▁road ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁this ▁dow nt own ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁Old ▁Qu ilon . ▁The ▁north - s outh ▁area ▁of ▁this ▁dow nt own ▁is ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁Big ▁baz aar . ▁As ▁the ▁name ▁indicates , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁baz aar ▁in ▁city ▁of ▁K oll am . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁rice , ▁sp ice ▁and ▁cloth ▁mer ch ants ▁doing ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁baz aar ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁behind ▁K oll am ▁District ▁hospital ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Ph arma ▁city ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁ ▁and ▁surg ical ▁distrib utors . ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁favorite ▁destination ▁of ▁do ctors ▁and ▁phys icians ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁electron ics ▁and ▁laptop ▁service ▁cent res . ▁ ▁Business ▁cent res ▁▁ ▁V ali y ak ada ▁ ▁Lak sh min ada ▁ ▁Cham ak ada ▁ ▁Ch inn ak ada ▁ ▁Pul lik ada ▁ ▁Pa