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Ankleshwar Aṁkalēśvara Ankaleshwar | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Ankleshwar Municipal Corporation, Notified Area Authority |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Ankleshwar (sometimes writtenAnkaleshwar;ISO:Aṁkalēśvara) is a city inthe Bharuch district in the state ofGujarat, India. The city is located 14 kilometres fromBharuch.
Ankleshwar Industrial Association (AIA) is the largest organisation of theGujarat Industrial Development Corporation, where over 2000 industries are registered.[citation needed]
Ankleshwar is a hub of the chemical industry in India. One aggregation of plants, the Ankleshwar Industrial Estate, produces more than 5 percent of India's output of chemical products, including pharmaceuticals and dyes.Pollution is regulated by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, which charges the AIA with self-enforcement of its constituent organisations.[1]
Ankleshwar is connected byIndian National Highway 8 (Mumbai toNew Delhi) and by the Western Railway Division ofIndian Railways. The railway division runs thebroad gauge train services toRajpipla. The 140-year-old (2021)Golden Bridge built in (1881) connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch across theNarmada on the station front while a new bridge connects the highway, the other bridge made by L&T on the highway is now ready to use.
Ankleshwar railway station is centrally located at the intersection of NH8 & Station Road.
Ankleshwar City Bus stand is located on Station Road (i.e. located in the City, the western section).
Development project ofAnkleshwar Airport & City Bus are in pipe line in the last stage.
Anklesaria, a toponymic surname for Ankleshwar, is found amongParsis from India: