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.

Zankhvav
Neighbourhood
Zankhvav Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Zankhvav Zankhvav (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.448°N 73.319°E / 21.448; 73.319
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.com

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

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Surat

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