Ankleshwar
Aṁkalēśvara Ankaleshwar | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Founded by | Gurjar king Dadda II1 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Ankleshwar Municipal Corporation, Notified Area Authority |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Ankleshwar (sometimes written Ankaleshwar; ISO: Aṁkalēśvara) is a city in the Bharuch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The city is located 14 kilometres from Bharuch. The village of Adadara is in Ankleshwar division.
History
Ankleshaar was once known as Akrureshwar-Ankuleshwar. It is mentioned in the land grant inscriptions, or Dana shasans, issued by Gurjar king Dadda II in between 629 and 643 A.D. at that time, the area was referred to as a "vishaya", meaning an administrative district.1
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.2
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 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.
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
References
References
- Chopra, Pran Nath (1992). Encyclopaedia of India: Gujarat. Rima Publishing House. p. 226. ISBN 978-81-7415-012-7.
Ankleshwar was known as Akruresh-war-Ankuleshwar and is referred to in Dana Shasans' of Gurjar King Dadda II of 629 and 634 A.D. It was called 'Vishaya'.
- Sarkar, Runa (2017). Business, institutions, environment. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-19-807544-8. Retrieved 5 February 2024.