Zankhvav
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Zankhvav | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 21°26′53″N 73°19′08″E / 21.448°N 73.319°ECoordinates: 21°26′53″N 73°19′08″E / 21.448°N 73.319°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Surat |
Government | |
• Body | Surat Municipal Corporation |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 394440 |
Telephone code | 91261-XXX-XXXX |
Vehicle registration | GJ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardoli |
Civic agency | Surat Municipal Corporation |
Website | gujaratindia |
Zankhvav (also spelled Zankvav or Zankhavav) is a small town-cum-railway station in Surat District, Gujarat, India. It falls under Surat Metropolitan Region.[1][2] It is 60 km (37 mi) from district town of Surat. The nearest town, Kosamba, is 17 km (11 mi) away.
Zankvav is also the terminus station of the Kosamba - Zankhvav railway line. This railway line was built by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway in 1900 as a narrow-gauge line.[3] However, the train now runs on broad gauge. The station code is ZKV.
The State Highway 166 Kosamba-Velachha-Mangrol-Vankal-Zankhvav Road connects Zankvav to other cities.
The Postal Index Code of Zankhvav is 394440.[1]
Zankhvav has a high school, Shantiniketan High School, which started in 1963.[4] The town has a Community Health Center and an Industrial Training Institute.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pin Code: ZANKHVAV, SURAT, GUJARAT, India, Pincode.net.in".
- ↑ Zankvav in Surat district which falls in Bardoli constituency
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/censusofindiav16pt1indi/censusofindiav16pt1indi_djvu.txt "Census of India, 1911"
- ↑ http://www.schoolplex.in/schools/Surat-shantiniketan-highschool--zankhvav-12871.aspx[permanent dead link]
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