Ankleshwar

 ( Cities And Towns In Bharuch District ) 

Ankleshwar (sometimes written Ankaleshwar; ISO: Aṁkalēśvara) is a city in Bharuch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The city is located 14 kilometres from Bharuch. The village of Adadara is in Ankleshwar division.

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Industry Ankleshwar Industrial Association (AIA) is the largest organisation of the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, where over 2000 industries are registered.

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.

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Transport Ankleshwar is connected by Indian National Highway 8 (Mumbai to New Delhi) and by the Western Railway Division of Indian Railways. The railway division runs the broad gauge train services to Rajpipla. The 140-year-old (2021) Golden Bridge built in (1881) connects Ankleshwar to Bharuch across the Narmada River 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 of Ankleshwar Airport & City Bus are in pipe line in the last stage.

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Notable people Anklesaria, a toponymic surname for Ankleshwar, is found among Parsis from India:

• Saniya Anklesaria, an Indian actress
• Shahnaz Aiyar (d. 2015), Indian writer, wife of Swaminathan Aiyar

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