State Highway 5 (West Bengal)

State Highway 5 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

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State Highway 5
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Route information
Length376 km (234 mi)
Major junctions
FromRupnarayanpur
Major intersectionsNH 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.
ToJunput
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictsPaschim Bardhaman, Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur
Highway system
State Highways in West Bengal

Route

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SH 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

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It is divided into different sections as follows:[2][4][5][6][7][8]

Road Section District CD Block Length (km)
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
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  Junput travel guide from Wikivoyage

  Jhargram travel guide from Wikivoyage

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google maps
  2. ^ a b "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Purulia Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Paschim Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  8. ^ "North 24 Parganas Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 22 September 2016.