Zankhvav | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 21°26′53″N73°19′08″E / 21.448°N 73.319°E Coordinates: 21°26′53″N73°19′08″E / 21.448°N 73.319°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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