This is a list of the States of India ranked by the length of the national highways, as of 23 May 2014. [1] National Highways are the arterial roads of the country for inter-state movements of goods and passengers. They traverse the length and width of the country connecting the National and State capitals, major ports and rail junctions and link up with border roads and foreign highways
| Rank | State | Length (km) | National Highway No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 7863 | 2, 2A, 3, 3A New, 7, 11, 12A, 19, 24, 24A, 24B, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 28, 28B, 28C, 29, 56, 56A, 56B, 58, 72A, 73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 91, 91A, 92, 93, 96, 97, 119, 219 New, 231, 232, 232A, 233, 235, 330, 330A New, 334B New, 730 New, 730A New, 931 New, 931A New & NE-II |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 7806.2 | 3, 3A New, 8, 11, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12, 14, 15, 25 Ext. New, 54 New, 65, 65A New, 71B, 76, 76A New, 76B New, 79, 79A New, 89, 90, 113, 112, 114, 116, 116A New, 158 New, 162A New, 162 Ext. New, 248A New, 325 New, 709 Ext. New & 927A New |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 7068.15 | 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 18A, 42 New, 43, 63, 67Ext. New, 150 New,167 New, 202, 205, 214, 214A, 219, 221, 222, 234, 326, 67 New,71 New, 161 New, 340 New, 363 New, 365 New, 565 New,765 New |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 6335.44 | 3, 4, 4C, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 26B, 50, 69, 150 Ext. New, 161 New, 204, 211, 222, 348 New, 848 New, 160 New, 166 New, 166A New, 348 New, 361 New, 363 New, 753 New, 753A New, 753B New, 848A & 930 New |
| 5 | Karnataka | 6294.29 | 4, 4A, 7, 9, 13, 17, 48, 50 New, 63, 67, 67New, 150, 150 Ext. New, 150A New, 167 New, 169A New, 173 New, 206, 207,209, 212, 218, 234, 275 New & 367 New |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 5184.57 | 3, 7, 12, 12A, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 27, 43 New, 56 New, 59, 59A, 69, 69A, 75, 76, 78, 86, 92 & 927A New |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 5006.14 | 4, 5, 7, 7A, 45, 45A, 45B, 45C, 46, 47, 47B, 49, 66, 67, 68, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 219, 220, 226, 226Ext., 227, 230, 234, 381 New, & 532 New |
| 8 | Bihar | 4678.79 | 2, 2C, 19, 28, 28A, 28B, 30, 30A, 31, 57, 57A, 77, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 122A New, 131A New, 133 New, 219 New, 327A New, 327 Ext. New, 333 New, 333A New, 527A New & 527C New |
| 9 | Odisha | 4644.52 | 5, 5A, 6, 23, 42, 43, 60, 75, 130C New, 153B New, 157 New, 200, 201, 203, 203A, 215, 217, 220 New, 224, 326 New & 326 A New |
| 10 | Gujarat | 3973.29 | NE-I, 6, 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 14, 15, 56, 58 New, 59, 113 228, 251 New, 753B New, 848 & 848A New, 848B New |
| 11 | Assam | 3675.06 | 6 New, 31, 31B, 31C, 36, 37, 37A, 38, 39, 44, 51, 52, 52A, 52B, 53, 54, 61, 62, 117A New, 127B New, 127E New, 151,152, 153, 154, 315A New, 127C New & 127D New, 329 New, 427 New, 627 New, 702 New & 715A New |
| 12 | Chhattisgarh | 3078.4 | 6, 12A, 16, 43, 78, 111, 130A New, 130B New, 130C New, 130D New, 149B New, 163A New, 200, 202, 216, 217, 221, 343 New, 930New |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 2996.64 | 2, 6, 23, 31, 32, 33, 43 New, 75, 78, 80, 98, 99, 100, 114A New, 133 New, 133A New, 143 New, 143A New, 220 New, 333 New, 333A New, 343 New & 419 New |
| 14 | West Bengal | 2909.8 | 2, 2B, 6, 10, 31, 31A, 31C, 31D, 32, 34, 35, 41, 55, 60, 60A, 80, 81, 114A New, 116B New, 117, 131A, 133A New, 317A, 327B, 512 New & 717 |
| 15 | Himachal Pradesh | 2396.48 | 1A, 3 New, 20, 20A, 21, 21A, 22, 70, 72, 72B, 88, 73A, 154A New, 305 New, 503 New, 503 Ext. New & 505 New |
| 16 | Uttarakhand | 2364.92 | 58, 72, 72A, 72B,73, 74, 87, 87 Ext., 94, 107 New, 108, 109, 123, 119, 121, 125& 309A New |
| 17 | Jammu & Kashmir | 2319 | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 3 New, 144 New, 144A New, 301 New, 444 New, 501 New & 701 New |
| 18 | Punjab | 2136.15 | 1, 1A, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 64, 70, 71, 72, 95, 103 A New, 503 Ext. New, 703 New 703A New & 754 New |
| 19 | Haryana | 2057.48 | 1, 2, 8, 10, 11 New, 21A, 22, 54 New, 64, 65, 71, 71A, 72, 73, 73A, 71B, 236, 248 A New, 334B New, 703 New, 709 Ext New. & NE-II |
| 20 | Kerala | 1811.52 | 17, 47, 47A, 47C, 49, 183A New, 185 New, 208, 212, 213, & 220 |
| 21 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1780.05 | 52, 52A, 153, 229, 52B Ext, 37 Ext. & 315A |
| 22 | Manipur | 1488.74 | 39, 53, 102A New, 102B New, 129A new, 108A New, 129 New, 137 New, 150, 155, 702A New |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 1204.36 | 40, 44, 51, 62 & 127B New |
| 24 | Mizoram | 1181 | 6 New, 44A, 54, 54A, 54B, 150, 154, 302 New & 502A New |
| 25 | Nagaland | 1046.09 | 36, 39, 61, 129 New, 129A, 150, 155, 702 New & 702A New |
| 26 | Tripura | 577 | 44, 44A & 208 New |
| 27 | Sikkim | 309 | 31A, 310, 310A New, 510 New, 710 New |
| 28 | Goa | 262 | 4A, 17, 17A & 17B |
| U/T | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 330.7 | 223 no way |
| U/T | Delhi | 80 | 1, 2, 8, 10, 24 & 236 |
| U/T | Puducherry | 64.03 | 45A & 66 |
| U/T | Dadra Nagar Haveli | 31 | 848A New |
| U/T | Daman & Diu | 22 | 848B New & 251 New |
| U/T | Chandigarh | 15.28 | 21 |
This is a list of the States of India ranked by the length of the state highways, as of 31 March 2012. [3] State Highways are the arterial roads in a State for inter-district movements. They traverse the length and width of a state connecting the state capital, district headquarters and important towns and cities and link up with the National Highways and adjacent State Highways.
| Rank | State | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 50,151 |
| 2 | Karnataka | 20,774 |
| 3 | Gujarat | 18,480 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 10,764 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 10,650 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 10,501 |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 10,456 |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | 7,876 |
| 9 | Chhattisgarh | 5,240 |
| 10 | Bihar | 4,857 |
| 11 | West Bengal | 4,505 |
| 12 | Kerala | 4,341 |
| 13 | Uttarakhand | 3,788 |
| 14 | Odisha | 3,654 |
| 15 | Assam | 3,134 |
| 16 | Haryana | 2,521 |
| 17 | Jharkhand | 1,886 |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,626 |
| 19 | Punjab | 1,477 |
| 20 | Manipur | 1,137 |
| 21 | Nagaland | 1,001 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 856 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 700 |
| 24 | Tripura | 689 |
| 25 | Goa | 279 |
| 26 | Sikkim | 179 |
| 27 | Jammu and Kashmir | 67 |
| U/T | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 246 |
| U/T | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 42 |
| U/T | Puducherry | 38 |
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| Sl: No | State | Road density (m/km2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 28.11 |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 16.32 |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 37.15 |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 15.15 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 16.50 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 22.92 |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 13.57 |
| 8 | Odisha | 23.79 |
| 9 | Bihar | 38.67 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 16.55 |
| 11 | Assam | 36.16 |
| 12 | West Bengal | 29.05 |
| 13 | Chhattisgarh | --- |
| 14 | Uttarakhand | 38.18 |
| 15 | Arunachal Pradesh | 23.79 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 22.64 |
| 17 | Punjab | 30.92 |
| 18 | Haryana | 34.19 |
| 19 | Kerala | 37.49 |
| 20 | Himachal Pradesh | 25.31 |
| 21 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5.60 |
| 22 | Manipur | 42.95 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 43.97 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 36.11 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 29.79 |
| 26 | Tripura | 38.15 |
| 27 | Goa | 72.66 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 8.74 |
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