State Highway 6 (West Bengal)

State Highway 6 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

State Highway 6
Route information
Length266 km (165 mi)
Major junctions
FromRajnagar
 Suri-Bolpur Road at Purandarpur
NH 114 and SH 13 at Ahmadpur
SH 7 at Kumardanga
SH 14 from Jajigram to High Road Morh
SH 15 at High Road Morh
SH 8 from Hematpur Morh to Nadanghat Morh
Belghoria Expressway near Bally Ghat railway station
Kona Expressway at Santasir Morh
ToAlampur – Junction with NH 16
Location
DistrictsBirbhum, Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly and Howrah
Highway system

Route

SH 6 originates from Rajnagar and passes through Chandrapur, Suri, Purandarpur, Ahmadpur, Labhpur, Kirnahar, Kandra, Ketugram, Katwa, Nabadwip, Kalna, Jirat, Saptagram (from here it is the old Grand Trunk Road), Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Bhadreswar, Baidyabati, Serampore, Konnagar, Uttarpara, Bally, Belur, Salkia, Shibpur, Podrah, Andul and terminates at its junction with NH 16 at Alampur.[1]

The total length of SH 6 is 266 km.[2]

Districts traversed by SH 6 are:[3]
Birbhum district (0 – 76 km)
Purba Bardhaman district (76 – 169 km)
Hooghly district (169 – 242 km)
Howrah district (242-266)

Road sections

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

Road SectionDistrictCD BlockLength (km)
Rajnagar-SuriBirbhumRajnagar, Suri I26
Suri-AhmedpurBirbhumSainthia21
Ahmedpur-Kirnahar-RamjibanpurBirbhumLabpur29
Ramjibanpur-Ketugram-KatwaBardhamanKetugram I, Ketugram II, Katwa I, Katwa II23
Saptagram Tribeni Kalna Katwa Road (Bardhaman part)BardhamanPurbasthali I, Purbasthali II, Kalna I, Kalna II70
Saptagram Tribeni Kalna Katwa Road (Hooghly part)HooghlyBalagarh33
Saptagram-Uttarpara GT RoadHooghlyChinsurah Mogra, Singur, Sreerampur Uttarpara40
Uttarpara-Howrah-Botanical Garden GT RoadHowrahBally Jagachha, Sankrail13
Botanical Garden-AlampurHowrah-11

See also

References

  1. Google maps
  2. "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 30 November 2016.
  4. "Birbhum Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. "Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. "Hugli Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. "Haora Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.


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