Country: | IND |
State: | West Bengal |
Type: | SH |
Route: | 8 |
Length Km: | 292 |
Terminus A: | Santaldih |
Junction: | SH 5 at Raghunathpur SH 9 from Bankura to Beliatore SH 7 from Chak Purohit to Mirzapur SH 6 from Nadanghat Morh to Hematpur Morh NH 12 at Krishnanagar SH 3 at Krishnanagar |
Terminus B: | Majhdia |
Districts: | Purulia, Bankura, Purba Bardhaman, Nadia |
State Highway 8 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.
SH 8 originates from Santaldih and passes through Cheliyama, Raghunathpur, Santuri, Saltora, Chhatna, Bankura, Beliatore, Sonamukhi, Patrasayer, Khandaghosh, Mirzapur, Kurmun, Kusumgram, Nadanghat, Krishnanagar and Krishnaganj before terminating at Majhdia, a village with a railway station on the Gede branch line, near India-Bangladesh border.[1]
The total length of SH 8 is 292 km.[2]
Districts traversed by SH 8 are:[3]
Purulia district (0 – 58 km)
Bankura district (58 – 170 km)
Purba Bardhaman district (170 – 196 km)
Nadia district (196 – 292 km)
It is divided into different sections as follows:[2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Road Section | District | CD Block | Length (km) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Santaldih-Raghunathpur | Purulia | 28 | ||
Ragunathpur-Saltora | Purulia, Bankura | 30 | ||
Saltora-Bankura | Bankura | Chhatna, Bankura II | 46 | |
Bankura-Beliatore | Bankura | Barjora | 22 | |
Beliatore-Sonamukhi-Patrasayer-Rasulpur | Bankura | 44 | ||
Rasulpur-Khandaghosh-Chakpurohit | Bankura, Purba Bardhaman | 26 | ||
Chakpurohit-Mirzapur (via SH 7) | Purba Bardhaman | |||
Mirzapur-Kusumgram Samudragarh | Purba Bardhaman, Nadia | |||
Gouranga Bridge | Nadia | Nabadwip | 60 | |
Gouranga Bridge-Krishnanagar | Nadia | Krishnanagar I | 8 | |
Krishnanagar-Majhdia | Nadia | 28 |