State Highway 5 (West Bengal)
Road in West Bengal, India
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State Highway 5 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.
NH 19 just after Rupnarayanpur
Grand Trunk Road at Neamatpur
Dishergarh-Maithon Road at Dishergarh
SH 8 at Raghunathpur
NH 314 at Goshala Morh, Purulia
NH 18 (Will Cox Road) at Simulia-Dulmi
SH 4 at Manbazar
Bandwan-Mahulia Road at Bandwan
SH 9 at Silda
NH 49 from Lodhasuli to Kharagpur
NH 16 at Belda
SH 4 at Contai.
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| Route information | |
| Length | 376 km (234 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Rupnarayanpur |
| NH 419 from terminus to Damda (in Purulia district) NH 19 just after Rupnarayanpur Grand Trunk Road at Neamatpur Dishergarh-Maithon Road at Dishergarh SH 8 at Raghunathpur NH 314 at Goshala Morh, Purulia NH 18 (Will Cox Road) at Simulia-Dulmi SH 4 at Manbazar Bandwan-Mahulia Road at Bandwan SH 9 at Silda NH 49 from Lodhasuli to Kharagpur NH 16 at Belda SH 4 at Contai. | |
| To | Junput |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Districts | Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in West Bengal | |
Route
SH 5 originates from Rupnarayanpur and passes through Salanpur, Neamatpur, Dishergarh, Par Beliya, Raghunathpur, Bongabari, Purulia, Kenda, Manbazar, Bandwan, Jhilimili, Belpahari, Silda, Binpur, Dahijuri, Jhargram, Lodhasuli, Kharagpur, Salua, Keshiary, Belda, Dhaneswarpur, Egra, Contai and terminates at Junput.[1]
National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has proposed a new highway that 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 5 is 376 km.[2]
Districts traversed by SH 5 are:[3]
Paschim Bardhaman district (0 - 22 km)
Purulia district (22 – 183 km)
Bankura district (183 – 186 km)
Paschim Medinipur district (186 – 333 km)
Purba Medinipur district (333 – 376 km)
Road sections
It is divided into different sections as follows:[2][4][5][6][7][8]
| Road Section | District | CD Block | Length (km) |
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| Rupnayanpur-Neamatpur-Dishergarh | Paschim Bardhaman | Salanpur | 22 |
| Dishergarh-Purulia | Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia | Neturia, Raghunathpur I, Para, Purulia II, Purulia I | 68 |
| Purulia-Manbazar | Purulia | Manbazar I | 48 |
| Manbazar-Bandwan-Kuilapal-Jhilimili | Purulia, Bankura | Manbazar II, Bandwan | 45 |
| Jhilimili-Banspahari- Belpahari | Bankura, Jhargram | Ranibandh | 28 |
| Belpahari-Narayanpur-Silda | Jhargram | Binpur II | 11 |
| Silda-Binpur-Dahijuri | Jhargram | Binpur I | 24 |
| Dahijuri-Lodhashuli-Kharagpur | Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur | Jhargram, Kharagpur I | 25 |
| Kharagpur-Keshiary | Paschim Medinipur | Keshiari | 27 |
| Keshiary-Belda | Paschim Medinipur | Narayangarh | 13 |
| Belda-Contai-Junput | Purba Medinipur | Egra I, Egra II, Contai I, Contai II | 65 |
