State Highway 5 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.
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| Route information | |
| Length | 376 km (234 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Rupnarayanpur |
| NH 419 from terminus to Damda (in Purulia district) NH 19 just after Rupnarayanpur Grand Trunk Road at Neamatpur Dishergarh-Maithon Road at Dishergarh SH 8 at Raghunathpur NH 314 at Goshala Morh, Purulia NH 18 (Will Cox Road) at Simulia-Dulmi SH 4 at Manbazar Bandwan-Mahulia Road at Bandwan SH 9 at Silda NH 49 from Lodhasuli to Kharagpur NH 16 at Belda SH 4 at Contai. | |
| To | Junput |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Districts | Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in West Bengal | |
Route
editSH 5 originates from Rupnarayanpur and passes through Salanpur, Neamatpur, Dishergarh, Par Beliya, Raghunathpur, Bongabari, Purulia, Kenda, Manbazar, Bandwan, Jhilimili, Belpahari, Silda, Binpur, Dahijuri, Jhargram, Lodhasuli, Kharagpur, Salua, Keshiary, Belda, Dhaneswarpur, Egra, Contai and terminates at Junput.[1]
National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has proposed a new highway that will connect Jhargram with Dankuni via Jhilimili, Mukutmanipur, Simlapal, Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag, Champadanga & Chanditala. The new proposed National Highway will merge SH 2, SH 5 & SH 15 into a single route covering distance of 296 kilometres (184 mi).
The total length of SH 5 is 376 km.[2]
Districts traversed by SH 5 are:[3]
Paschim Bardhaman district (0 - 22 km)
Purulia district (22 – 183 km)
Bankura district (183 – 186 km)
Paschim Medinipur district (186 – 333 km)
Purba Medinipur district (333 – 376 km)
Road sections
editIt is divided into different sections as follows:[2][4][5][6][7][8]
| Road Section | District | CD Block | Length (km) |
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| Rupnayanpur-Neamatpur-Dishergarh | Paschim Bardhaman | Salanpur | 22 |
| Dishergarh-Purulia | Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia | Neturia, Raghunathpur I, Para, Purulia II, Purulia I | 68 |
| Purulia-Manbazar | Purulia | Manbazar I | 48 |
| Manbazar-Bandwan-Kuilapal-Jhilimili | Purulia, Bankura | Manbazar II, Bandwan | 45 |
| Jhilimili-Banspahari- Belpahari | Bankura, Jhargram | Ranibandh | 28 |
| Belpahari-Narayanpur-Silda | Jhargram | Binpur II | 11 |
| Silda-Binpur-Dahijuri | Jhargram | Binpur I | 24 |
| Dahijuri-Lodhashuli-Kharagpur | Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur | Jhargram, Kharagpur I | 25 |
| Kharagpur-Keshiary | Paschim Medinipur | Keshiari | 27 |
| Keshiary-Belda | Paschim Medinipur | Narayangarh | 13 |
| Belda-Contai-Junput | Purba Medinipur | Egra I, Egra II, Contai I, Contai II | 65 |
External links
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Junput travel guide from Wikivoyage
Jhargram travel guide from Wikivoyage
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Google maps
- ^ a b "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Purulia Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Paschim Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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