Zankhvav

Neighbourhood in Surat, Gujarat, India

21°26′53″N 73°19′08″E / 21.448°N 73.319°E / 21.448; 73.319Country

IndiaStateGujaratDistrictSuratGovernment

• BodySurat Municipal CorporationLanguages

• OfficialGujarati, HindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

394440

Telephone code91261-XXX-XXXXVehicle registrationGJLok Sabha constituencyBardoliCivic agencySurat Municipal CorporationWebsitegujaratindia.com

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

^ ^a ^b "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]}