State Highway 4 (West Bengal)

State Highway 4
Route information
Length	466 km (290 mi)
Major junctions
From	SH 4A at Jhalda
Major intersections	NH 18 at Balarampur SH 5 at Manbazar SH 2 from Hatirampur to Khatra SH 9 from Raipur Bazar to Pirolgari more NH 14 at Chandrakona Road SH 7 from Chandrakona to Khirpai NH 16 at Panskura NH 116 at Nandakumar Chandipur-Nandigram Road at Math Chandipur Egra-Bhagabanpur-Bajkul Road at Bajkul Lalat-Janka Road at Henria SH 5 at Contai Egra-Ramnagar Road at Ramnagar
To	SH 57 (Odisha) at Digha
Location
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Districts	Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian State Highways in West Bengal

Contai Mecheda Road, part of SH 4

State Highway 4 (SH 4) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

Route

SH 4 originates from Jhalda at the junction with SH 4A and passes through Baghmundi, Balarampur, Barabazar, Barabhum, Sindri, Manbazar, Khatra, Raipur Bazar, Sarenga, Pingboni, Goaltore, Nayabasat, Chandrakona Road, Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ghatal, Daspur, Panskura, Tamluk, Nandakumar, Math Chandipur, Kismat Bajkul, Brajalalchak, Khejuri, Marishda, Daisai, Contai, Bara Bankuya, Ramnagar and terminates at Digha at the crossing with SH 57 (Odisha) near Old Digha Sea Beach.^[1]

The total length of SH 4 is 466 kilometres (290 mi).^[2]

Districts traversed by SH 4 are:^[3]
Purulia district (0 - 115 km)
Bankura district (115 - 195 km)
Paschim Medinipur (195 - 303 km)
Purba Medinipur (303 - 466 km)

Rivers crossed by SH 4 are: Kangsabati, Haldi, Silabati^[1]

Road sections

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

Road section	District	CD Block	Length (km)
Jhalda-Baghmundi-Balarampur	Purulia	Jhalda I, Baghmundi, Balarampur	62
Balarampur-Barabhum-Sidn-Manbazar-Bansa	Purulia	Barabazar, Manbazar I	53
Bansa-Khatra	Bankura	Hirbandh, Khatra	18
Khatra-Kanchendaghat	Bankura		21
Kachendaghat-Raipur	Bankura	Raipur	25
Raipur-Simlighat-Sarenga	Bankura	Sarenga	16
Sarenga-Goaltore-Chandrakona	Paschim Medinipur	Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III, Chandrakona II	29
Chandrakona-Ghatal	Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona I, Ghatal	45
Ghatal-Panskura	Paschim Medinipur	Daspur I	34
Panskura-Tamluk	Purba Medinipur	Panskura I, Tamluk	69
Tamluk-Contai-Digha	Purba Medinipur	Nandakumar, Chandipur, Bhagabanpur II, Khejuri I, Contai III, Contai I, Ramnagar II, Ramnagar I	84
Contai Bypass	Purba Medinipur		3
Digha Foreshore	Purba Medinipur		7

See also

• List of state highways in West Bengal

External links

Digha travel guide from Wikivoyage

References

1. Google maps
2. "List of State Highways". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "Puruliya Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
5. "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
6. "Paschim Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
7. "Purba Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.