National Highways in India
According to the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways, there are 599 National Highways in India.
List of Important National Highways in India
National Highway 7
National Highway 7 (NH 7) – It is Connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
National Highway 2
National Highway 2 – It runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Tuipang in Mizoram. This national highway passes through the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
National Highway 6
National Highway 6 – It runs through the west to east corner via six states. Many cities and towns of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal
National Highway 4
National Highway 4 (NH 4) – An important National Highway in Western and Southern India prior to renumbering. NH 4 connected Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and Chennai, four of India’s ten most populated cities.
National Highway 44
National Highway 44 – India’s longest national highway. It connects the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
National Highway 1
National Highway 1 – It connects Jammu and Kashmir’s union territory with Ladakh. It connects Baramulla, Srinagar, Sonamarg, Zoji La, Dras, Kargil, and Leh through Uri.
National Highway 8
National Highway 8 – It connects the national capital Delhi to the financial centre Mumbai, as well as significant cities such as Gurgaon, Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Nadiad, Anand, and Kheda.
National Highway 3
National Highway 3 – Passes through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. NH 3 new name is Agra–Bombay Road.
National Highway 48
National Highway 48 – Passes at Delhi and terminates at Chennai in India. The study determined that a 102-kilometer section of NH48 between Ahmedabad and Vadodara was the finest of the 219 highways analyzed.
National Highway 22
National Highway 22 – Passes from Sonbarsa in Bihar to Chandwa in Jharkhand. The National Highway 22 is considered one of India’s most dangerous national highways. While travelling on this road, you will come across numerous cliffs and tunnels.
State Highways in India 2024
The Nagpur Plan defined State Highway as:
- “State Highways should be the main arteries of commerce by road within a State or similar geographical unit. In places, they may carry heavier traffic than many of the National Highways, but this will not alter their designation or function”.
- The Road Development Plan of India, 1981-2001, (Lucknow Plan) laid down the following policy and goal for State Highways:
- “State Highways should be extended to serve district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, major industrial centers, places of commercial interest, places of tourist attractions, major agricultural market centers and ports”.
- The Lucknow Plan also envisaged that the NH and SH network should link all towns with a population of 5000 and above.
In the Indian Roads Congress document on Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways, IRC: 73-1980, the following definition has been given:
- “State Highways are arterial routes of a State linking district headquarters and important cities within the State and connecting them with National Highways or highways of the neighbouring States”.
- A Strategic Options Study (SOS) was undertaken by the Department in 2009 based on which the State Highways and Major District Roads in the State was formulated. The list of State Highways is as below:
List of State Highways in India
| District | State Highways Kilo Metre |
| Bagsa | 145.00 |
| Barpeta | 187.26 |
| Bongaigaon | 41.00 |
| Cachar | 106.50 |
| Chirang | _ |
| Darrang | 100.50 |
| Dhemaji | 44.50 |
| Dhubri | 55.97 |
| Dibrugarh | 175.10 |
| Goalpara | 141.94 |
| Golaghat | 159.58 |
| Hailakandi | 17.00 |
| Jorhat | 162.29 |
| Kamrup | 88.72 |
| Karbi Anglong | 337.18 |
| Karimganj | 35.00 |
| Kokrajhar | 61.43 |
| Lakhimpur | 121.27 |
| Morigaon | 147.35 |
| Nagaon | 309.70 |
| Nalbari | 41.30 |
| NC Hills | 379.77 |
| Sibsagar | 100.00 |
| Sonitpur | 55.00 |
| Tinsukia | 63.20 |
| Udalguri | 57.80 |
| Total Km | 3134.36 |
| Total Length (Kilo Meter) | 7547.39 |
List of National Highways in India with New Number, Crossing States, Length and Significance
| New Highway Number with Details | |
| 1 | The highway connecting Uri, Baramulla, Srinagar, Kargil and terminates at Leh in the State of Jammu & Kashmir – View More |
| 301 | The highway starts from Kargil on NH-1 and terminates at Zanskar (Zanskar Road) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir – View More |
| 501 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-1 connecting Panchtarni, Chandanwari, Pahalgam, Batakut, and Martand and terminating at Khanabal on N.H-44 in the state of Jammu & Kashmir – View More |
| 701 | The highway starting from Baramula on NH-1 connecting Rafiabad, Kupwara and terminating at Tangdhar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir – View More |
| 2 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-15 near Dibrugarh in the State of Assam connecting Sibsagar and Amguri in the State of Assam, Mokokchung, Wokha and Kohima in the State of Nagaland, Imphal, and Churachandpur in the State of Manipur, Seling, Serchhip, Lawngtla and terminating at Tuipang in the State of Mizoram – View More |
| 102 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-2 near Imphal and terminates at Moreh (Indo/Myanmar Border) in the State of Manipur – View More |
| 202 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-2 near Mokokchung in the State of Nagaland connecting Tuensang, Sampurre, and Meluri in the State of Nagaland, Jessami, Ukhrul, and terminating at its junction with NH-2 near Imphal in the State of Manipur – View More |
| 102A | The highway starts from its junction with NH 2 at Tadubi connecting Paomata, Ukhrul, Finch corner, Kasom Khullen, Kampang, and terminating at its junction with NH 102 near Tengnoupal in the State of Manipur – View More |
| 102B | The highway starts from Churachandpur on N.H-2 connecting Singhat, Sinzawl, Tuivai Road in Nagopa, Hliappui, Saichal, and terminating at new NH No- 6 near Keifang in the state of Mizoram – View More |
| 102C | The highway starts from its junction with the new NH No. 102 near Palel and terminates at Chandel in the State of Manipur – View More |
| 302 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-2 near Theriat connecting Lunglei, Lungseni, Tuiehong, and terminating at Kawrpuichhuah near the Bangladesh border in the State of Mizoram – View More |
| 502 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-2 near Venus Saddle in the State of Mizoram and terminates at Saiha in the State of Mizoram – View More |
| 502A | The highway starts from Lawngtlai on N.H-2 and terminates at Mynamar Border (Kaladan Road) in the state of Mizoram – View More |
| 702 | The highway starts from its junction with NH-2 near Chantongia connecting Longling, Lonhching, Mon, Lapa, Tizit in the State of Nagaland, Sonari, and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 215 near Sapekhati in the State of Assam – View More |
| 702A | The highway starts from its junction with new NH No 2 near Mokokchung connecting Zunheboto, Phek, and terminating at its junction with New NH No.- 202 near Meluri in the State of Nagaland – View More |
| 702C | The highway starts from its junction with Sibasagar on NH-2 connecting Simalguri and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 702 at Sonari in the State of Assam – View More |
| 702B | The highway starts from its junction with Longling on new NH No. 702 and terminates at its junction with NH-202 at Tuensang in the state of Nagaland. |
Which is the longest national highway in India?
NH 44 is the longest national highway in India.
How many national highway in India?
There are 599 National Highways in India.
What is National Highway?
National Highways are the backbone of the road infrastructure that connects every major city of India whether ports, capital of states etc. It consists of two, four or more lanes built by charcoal and few by cement concrete. That is in India, National Highways are at-grade roads.