National Highway 31 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Part of AH42 | ||||
Length | 990 km (620 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ICICI Bank, Unnao Branch Unnao. | |||
East end | Kodubari Morh, Gazole, | |||
Location | ||||
Country | India | |||
States | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal | |||
Primary destinations | Lalganj, Raebareli, Salon, Pratapgarh, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Chhapra, Hajipur, Patna, Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Mokama, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bihpur, Naugachia, Gosaingaon, Kursela, Kora, Katihar, Harishchandrapur, Tulshihata, Chanchal, Samsi, Malda | |||
Highway system | ||||
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National Highway 31 (NH 31) is a primary National highway of India. It starts near ICICI bank, Unnao Branch in Unnao at Uttar Pradesh, passes through Bihar, and terminates at its crossing with State Highway 10 (West Bengal) at Kodubari Morh in Gazole at Malda district of West Bengal. The road continues as SH 10 (WB), which connects Gazole to Hili near Bangladesh Border (Hili Railway Station). [1] The highway is being made 4 lane currently between Unnao & Raebareli, between Katihar & Begusarai, between Ghazipur & Ballia, between Bakhtiyarpur & between Mokama & Barh. 4 lane part is already operational between Raebareli & Ghazipur.
National highway 31 transits 990 kilometres (620 mi) across three states of India in east - west direction. [2]
Unnao, Lalganj, Raebareli, Salon, Pratapgarh, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia
Chhapra, Hajipur, Patna, Bakhtiyarpur, Mokama, Barh, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bihpur, Kora, Katihar
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