Zankhvav | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gujarat, India |
Coordinates: | 21.448°N 73.319°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Surat |
Governing Body: | Surat Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 394440 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91261-XXX-XXXX |
Registration Plate: | GJ |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bardoli |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Surat Municipal Corporation |
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 from district town of Surat. The nearest town, Kosamba, is 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.