Ankleshwar is located some 10 km from Bharuch. The city is famous for the Shri Ankleshwar Tirth pilgrimage and the Chintamani Parsyanath Temple and four Digambar Jain Temples.
Ankleshwar is known for its industrial township called G.I.D.C. (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation), which is one of the biggest industrial township in Asia. Ankleshwar also has a office of ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited).Today, Ankleshwar has over 5000 big and small chemical plants