State Highway 2 (West Bengal)

State Highway 2
Route information
Length	323 km (201 mi)
Major junctions
From	Bankura
Major intersections	SH 4 from Hatirampur to Khatra SH 9 from Simlapal to Taldangra SH 7 at Arambag SH 15 from Champadanga to Tarakeswar NH 19/ Durgapur Expressway at Singur SH 13 (Delhi Road) from Baidyabati to Dankuni Belghoria Expressway from Dankuni to Dunlop SH 6 (Grand Trunk Road) at Bally Barrackpore Trunk Road from Baranagar (Dunlop) to Barrackpore SH 1 from Barrackpore to Barasat NH 12 from Dum Dum to Barasat SH 3 at Khotapota
To	Malancha
Location
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Districts	Bankura, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian State Highways in West Bengal

State Highway 2 (SH 2) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

Route

SH 2 at Kajibari, Uttarpara, Barasat

SH 2 originates from its junction with NH 14 at Bankura and passes through Indpur, Hatimrampur, Khatra, Simlapal, Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag, Champadanga, Tarakeswar, Singur, Baidyabati, Dankuni, Uttarpara, Baranagar, Dakshineswar, Barrackpore, Barasat, Berachampa, Kholapota, Basirhat, Taki and terminates at its junction with SH 3 at Malancha in North 24 Parganas district. ^[1]

National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has proposed to include section of SH 2 from Simlapal via Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag to Champadanga under a new National Highway for 2022/23, but details not decided yet. The new highway 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 2 is 323 km. ^[2]

Districts traversed by SH 2 are: ^[3]
Bankura district (0 - 117 km)
Hooghly district (117 - 196 km)
North 24 Parganas (196 - 323 km)

Road sections

It is divided into different sections as follows: ^{[2] [4] [5] [6]}

Road Section	District	CD Block	Length (km)
Bankura-Khatra	Bankura	Bankura I, Indpur, Hirbandh, Khatra	45
Khatra Morh-Daldanga-Chenchuria	Bankura	Simlapal, Taldangra	22
Chenchuria-Onda-Ramsagar-Bishnupur	Bankura	Onda, Bishnupur,	24
Bishnupur Bye-Pass	Bankura	Bishnupur	5
Bishnupur-Joypur-Mirzapur-Kotulpur	Bankura	Joypur, Kotulpur	36
Kotulpur-Khatul-Gobindapur-Arambagh	Hooghly	Goghat II, Goghat I, Arambagh	18
Arambagh-Joyrampur-Mayapur-Sayedpur-Champadanga	Hooghly	Pursurah, Tarakeswar	21
Champadanga-Tarakeswar-Bandipur-Singur-Baidyabati	Hooghly	Haripal, Singur	40
Baidyabati-Sheoraphuli-Serampore-Uttarpara	Hooghly	Sreerampur Uttarpara	18
Uttarpara-Dakshineshwar-Baranagar (Dunlop)-Kamarhati-Khardaha-Titagarh-Barrackpore (Baranagar-Barrackpore B.T Road)	North 24 Parganas	Barrackpore II	12
Barrackpore-Nilganj-Jagannathpur-Barasat	North 24 Parganas	Barasat II	13
Barasat-Kazipara-Kadambagachi-Golabari-Deganga-Berachampa-Gopalpur More-Kholapota-Basirhat-Taki	North 24 Parganas	Deganga, Basirhat II, Basirhat I	62
Taki-Makhalgacha-Murarisha-Chaital-Malancha	North 24 Parganas	Hasnabad	22

See also

• List of state highways in West Bengal

External links

• Media related to State Highway 2 (West Bengal) at Wikimedia Commons

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 5 November 2016.
4. "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
5. "Hooghly Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
6. "North 24 Parganas Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 31 August 2016.