State Highway 8 (West Bengal) Explained

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.

Route

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)

Road sections

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

Road Section District CD Block Length (km)
Santaldih-RaghunathpurPurulia28
Ragunathpur-SaltoraPurulia, Bankura30
Saltora-Bankura Bankura Chhatna, Bankura II46
Bankura-BeliatoreBankuraBarjora22
Beliatore-Sonamukhi-Patrasayer-RasulpurBankura44
Rasulpur-Khandaghosh-ChakpurohitBankura, Purba Bardhaman26
Chakpurohit-Mirzapur (via SH 7)Purba Bardhaman
Mirzapur-Kusumgram SamudragarhPurba Bardhaman, Nadia
Gouranga BridgeNadiaNabadwip60
Gouranga Bridge-KrishnanagarNadiaKrishnanagar I8
Krishnanagar-MajhdiaNadia28

See also

Notes and References

  1. Google maps
  2. Web site: List of State Highways in West Bengal . West Bengal Traffic Police . 31 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Road - Highway . Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal . 30 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Purulia Tehsil/ CD Block map . Maps of India . 31 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map . Maps of India . 31 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map . Maps of India . 31 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Nadia Tehsil/ CD Block . Maps of India . 31 August 2016.