State Highway 4 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 466 km (290 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | SH 4A at Jhalda |
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To | SH 57 (Odisha) at Digha |
Location | |
Districts | Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur |
Highway system | |
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.
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]
It is divided into different sections as follows: [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Road section | District | CD Block | Length (km) |
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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 |
Ghatal is the headquarters of the Ghatal subdivision in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It also has a community development block. Ghatal is a flood-prone area and in many years is flooded by the Shilabati River. This town is old. The river Shilabati divided the town into two parts. The Ghatal Police station lies on the west bank of the river. There is one peculiar floating bridge on the river made of by joining some boats tied with rope from both sides in the banks, called "Bhasa Pool". Also, one cement bridge is constructed on the main pitch road or State Highway 4 passing through Chandrakona Town, Ghatal, Daspur, and Microgram.
Chandrakona is a town with a municipality in the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a small town. This town is located between Ghatal and Garhbeta. The king – Chandraketu was the founder of the kingdom of Chandrakona. In Ain-E-Akbari it was mentioned as ‘Mana’.
Paschim Medinipur district or West Midnapore district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the Partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. On 4 April 2017, the Jhargram subdivision was converted into a district.
Raipur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Goaltore also Goaltor is a village, with a police station, in Garhbeta II CD Block in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Garhbeta II CD Block.
Sarenga is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Hirbandh is a village, with a police station, in Hirbandh CD Block in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Raipur, referred to in census reports as Raipur Bazar, a census town, has a police station, in Raipur CD Block in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Garhbeta III is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chandrakona I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Daspur is a village, with a police station, in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Nandakumar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chandipur is a village, in Chandipur CD Block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Nandakumar is a village/ rural agglomeration, in Nandakumar CD Block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Ramnagar is a village, in Ramnagar I CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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