State Highway 2 (West Bengal)

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State Highway 2
Route information
Length323 km (201 mi)
Major junctions
FromBankura
Major intersectionsSH 4 from Hatirampur to Khatra
SH 9 from Simlapal to Taldangra
SH 7 at Arambag
SH 15 from Champadanga to Tarakeswar
NH 19/ Durgapur Expressway at Singur
SH 13 (Delhi Road) from Baidyabati to Dankuni
Belghoria Expressway from Dankuni to Dunlop
SH 6 (Grand Trunk Road) at Bally
Barrackpore Trunk Road from Baranagar (Dunlop) to Barrackpore
SH 1 from Barrackpore to Barasat
NH 12 from Dum Dum to Barasat
SH 3 at Khotapota
ToMalancha
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictsBankura, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas
Highway system
State Highways in West Bengal

State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

Route

SH 2 at Kajibari, Uttarpara, Barasat

SH 2 originates from its junction with NH 14 at Bankura and passes through Indpur, Hatimrampur, Khatra, Simlapal, Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag, Champadanga, Tarakeswar, Singur, Baidyabati, Dankuni, Uttarpara, Baranagar, Dakshineswar, Barrackpore, Barasat, Berachampa, Kholapota, Basirhat, Taki and terminates at its junction with SH 3 at Malancha in North 24 Parganas district.[1]

State Highway 2 Bishnupur Bypass

National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has proposed to include section of SH 2 from Simlapal via Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag to Champadanga under a new National Highway for 2022/23, but details not decided yet. The new highway 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 2 is 323 km.[2]

Districts traversed by SH 2 are:[3]
Bankura district (0 - 117 km)
Hooghly district (117 - 196 km)
North 24 Parganas (196 - 323 km)

Road sections

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

Road Section District CD Block Length (km)
Bankura-Khatra Bankura Bankura I, Indpur, Hirbandh, Khatra 45
Khatra Morh-Daldanga-Chenchuria Bankura Simlapal, Taldangra 22
Chenchuria-Onda-Ramsagar-Bishnupur Bankura Onda, Bishnupur, 24
Bishnupur Bye-Pass Bankura Bishnupur 5
Bishnupur-Joypur-Mirzapur-Kotulpur Bankura Joypur, Kotulpur 36
Kotulpur-Khatul-Gobindapur-Arambagh Hooghly Goghat II, Goghat I, Arambagh 18
Arambagh-Joyrampur-Mayapur-Sayedpur-Champadanga Hooghly Pursurah, Tarakeswar 21
Champadanga-Tarakeswar-Bandipur-Singur-Baidyabati Hooghly Haripal, Singur 40
Baidyabati-Sheoraphuli-Serampore-Uttarpara Hooghly Sreerampur Uttarpara 18
Uttarpara-Dakshineshwar-Baranagar (Dunlop)-Kamarhati-Khardaha-Titagarh-Barrackpore (Baranagar-Barrackpore B.T Road) North 24 Parganas Barrackpore II 12
Barrackpore-Nilganj-Jagannathpur-Barasat North 24 Parganas Barasat II 13
Barasat-Kazipara-Kadambagachi-Golabari-Deganga-Berachampa-Gopalpur More-Kholapota-Basirhat-Taki North 24 Parganas Deganga, Basirhat II, Basirhat I 62
Taki-Makhalgacha-Murarisha-Chaital-Malancha North 24 Parganas Hasnabad 22

See also

References

  1. ^ Google maps
  2. ^ a b "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Hooghly Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "North 24 Parganas Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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