State Highway 4 (West Bengal)

State Highway 4
Route information
Length	466 km (290 mi)
Major junctions
From	SH 4A at Jhalda
	NH 18 at Balarampur; SH 5 at Manbazar; SH 2 from Hatirampur to Khatra; SH 9 from Raipur Bazar to Pirolgari more; NH 14 at Chandrakona Road; SH 7 from Chandrakona to Khirpai; NH 16 at Panskura; NH 116 at Nandakumar; Chandipur-Nandigram Road at Math Chandipur; Egra-Bhagabanpur-Bajkul Road at Bajkul; Lalat-Janka Road at Henria; SH 5 at Contai; Egra-Ramnagar Road at Ramnagar;
To	SH 57 (Odisha) at Digha
Location
Districts	Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur
Highway system
	Indian road network ; National ; Expressways ; State ; State Highways in West Bengal ;

Last updated February 24, 2019

State Highway 4 (SH 4) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

State highways in India are numbered highways that are laid and maintained by the state governments. It only links a state capital with different district .These are not related to National Highways and are not maintained by the National Highways Authority of India or the central government in any way. The state highways are usually roads that link important cities, towns and district headquarters within the state and connect them with National Highways or highways of neighbouring states. These highways provide connections to industries or places from key areas in the state making them more accessible.

West Bengal is an Indian state, located in Eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is India's fourth-most populous state. It has an area of 88,752 km² (34,267 sq mi). A part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), the seventh-largest city in India, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. As for geography, West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.

Route

SH 4 originates from Jhalda at the junction with SH 4A and passes through Baghmundi, Balarampur, Barabazar, Barabhum, Sindri, Manbazar, Khatra, Raipur Bazar, Sarenga, Pingboni, Goaltore, Nayabasat, Chandrakona Road, Chandrakona, Khirpai, Ghatal, Daspur, Panskura, Tamluk, Nandakumar, Math Chandipur, Kismat Bajkul, Brajalalchak, Khejuri, Marishda, Daisai, Contai, Bara Bankuya, Ramnagar and terminates at Digha at the crossing with SH 57 (Odisha) near Old Digha Sea Beach.^[1]

Jhalda is a city and a municipality in Purulia District in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Baghmundi is a village, with a police station, in Baghmundi CD Block in Purulia Sadar West subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Balarampur is a census town in Balarampur CD Block in Purulia Sadar West subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

The total length of SH 4 is 466 kilometres (290 mi).^[2]

Districts traversed by SH 4 are:^[3]
Purulia district (0 - 115 km)
Bankura district (115 - 195 km)
Paschim Medinipur (195 - 303 km)
Purba Medinipur (303 - 466 km)

Rivers crossed by SH 4 are: Kangsabati, Haldi ^[1]

Road sections

It is divided into different sections as follows:^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Road section	District	CD Block	Length (km)
Jhalda-Baghmundi-Balarampur	Purulia	Jhalda I, Baghmundi, Balarampur	62
Balarampur-Barabhum-Sidn-Manbazar-Bansa	Purulia	Barabazar, Manbazar I	53
Bansa-Khatra	Bankura	Hirbandh, Khatra	18
Khatra-Kanchendaghat	Bankura		21
Kachendaghat-Raipur	Bankura	Raipur	25
Raipur-Simlighat-Sarenga	Bankura	Sarenga	16
Sarenga-Goaltore-Chandrakona	Paschim Medinipur	Garhbeta II, Garhbeta III, Chandrakona II	29
Chandrakona-Ghatal	Paschim Medinipur	Chandrakona I, Ghatal	45
Ghatal-Panskura	Paschim Medinipur	Daspur I	34
Panskura-Tamluk	Purba Medinipur	Panskura I, Tamluk	69
Tamluk-Contai-Digha	Purba Medinipur	Nandakumar, Chandipur, Bhagabanpur II, Khejuri I, Contai III, Contai I, Ramnagar II, Ramnagar I	84
Contai Bypass	Purba Medinipur		3
Digha Foreshore	Purba Medinipur		7

External links

Digha travel guide from Wikivoyage

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References

1 2 Google maps
1 2 "List of State Highways". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Puruliya Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
↑ "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
↑ "Paschim Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
↑ "Purba Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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[google-1] 1 2 Google maps

[police-2] 1 2 "List of State Highways". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[3] "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

[4] "Puruliya Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

[5] "Bankura Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

[6] "Paschim Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

[7] "Purba Medinipur Tehsil/ CD Block". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

v t e National and State Highways in West Bengal
State Highways	SH 1 (Bangaon-Kulpi) SH 2 (Bankura-Malancha) SH 3 (Krishnanagar-Gosaba) SH 4 (Jhalda-Digha) SH 4A (Tulin-Chas Morh) SH 5 (Rupnarayanpur-Junput) SH 6 (Rajnagar-Alampur) SH 7 (Rajgram-Midnapore) SH 8 (Santaldih-Majhdia) SH 9 (Durgapur-Nayagram) SH 10 (Malda-Hili) SH 11 (Mohammad Bazar-Ranaghat) SH 13 (Palsit-Dankuni) SH 14 (Dubrajpur-Betai) SH 15 (Dainhat-Gadiara)
National Highways in West Bengal	NH 10 (Siliguri-China border) NH 110 (Siliguri-Darjeeling) NH 12 (Dalkhola-Bakkhali) NH 112 (Barasat-Bangladesh border) NH 512 (Gazole-Hili) NH 14 (Morgram-Kharagpur) NH 114 (Mallarpur-Bardhaman) NH 314(Bankura-Purulia) NH 16 (Kolkata-Chennai) NH 116 (Kolaghat-Haldia Port) NH 116B (Nandakumar-Chandaneswar) NH 17 (Sevoke-Guwahati) NH 317 (Birpara-Salasabari) NH 517 (Gayerkata-Dhupguri) NH 717 (Chalsa-Mainaguri) NH 18 (Gobindpur-Balasore) NH 19 (Delhi-Kolkata) NH 27 (Porbandar-Silchar) NH 327 (Bagdogra-Galgalia) NH 33 (Arwal-Farakka) NH 49 (Bilaspur-Kharagpur)
See also	Badshahi Road Barrackpore Trunk Road Belghoria Expressway Grand Trunk Road Jessore Road Kalyani Expressway Panagarh–Morgram Highway