State Highway 2 (West Bengal) Explained

Country:IND
State:West Bengal
Type:SH
Route:2
Length Km:323
Terminus A:Bankura
Junction:SH 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
Terminus B:Malancha
Districts:Bankura, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas

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

Route

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]

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 296km (184miles).

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-KhatraBankuraBankura I, Indpur, Hirbandh, Khatra45
Khatra Morh-Daldanga-ChenchuriaBankuraSimlapal, Taldangra22
Chenchuria-Onda-Ramsagar-BishnupurBankuraOnda, Bishnupur, 24
Bishnupur Bye-PassBankuraBishnupur5
Bishnupur-Joypur-Mirzapur-KotulpurBankuraJoypur, Kotulpur36
Kotulpur-Khatul-Gobindapur-ArambaghHooghlyGoghat II, Goghat I, Arambagh18
Arambagh-Joyrampur-Mayapur-Sayedpur-ChampadangaHooghlyPursurah, Tarakeswar21
Champadanga-Tarakeswar-Bandipur-Singur-BaidyabatiHooghlyHaripal, Singur40
Baidyabati-Sheoraphuli-Serampore-UttarparaHooghlySreerampur Uttarpara18
Uttarpara-Dakshineshwar-Baranagar (Dunlop)-Kamarhati-Khardaha-Titagarh-Barrackpore (Baranagar-Barrackpore B.T Road) North 24 ParganasBarrackpore II12
Barrackpore-Nilganj-Jagannathpur-BarasatNorth 24 ParganasBarasat II13
Barasat-Kazipara-Kadambagachi-Golabari-Deganga-Berachampa-Gopalpur More-Kholapota-Basirhat-TakiNorth 24 ParganasDeganga, Basirhat II, Basirhat I62
Taki-Makhalgacha-Murarisha-Chaital-MalanchaNorth 24 ParganasHasnabad22

See also

Notes and References

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