Transportation is an essential part of Indian geography. There three types of transportation. They are road, water, and air transportation. The road network in India is considered as one of the largest road networks in the world. The aggregate length of the streets is more than 33 lakh km. The roads in the countries are categorized into Border Roads, National Highways, State Highways, District Highways, Village Roads, etc.
The international roads, Border road and the National highways are maintained by the Central Government, where the State highways maintained by the respective state government. The District highways are looking after by District Board.
The present length of the National Highways in India is approx. 45,000 km. They constitute just 2% of the aggregate road length and convey almost 40% of land transportation.
List of National Highways in India:- Download PDF Here
The list of major highways in India with their routes is given below:
| Highway | Route |
| NH 1 | Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar-Indo-Pak Border |
| NH 1A | Jalandhar-Madhopur-Jammu-Banihal-Srinagar-Baramula-Uri |
| NH 1B | Batote-Doda-Kishtwar-Sinthan pass – Khanabal |
| NH 1C | Domel to Katra |
| NH 1D | Srinagar-Kargil-Leh |
| NH 2 | Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi-Mohania-Barhi Palsit-Baidyabati-Bara-Calcutta |
| NH 2A | Sikandra to Bhognipur |
| NH 2B | Burdwan – Bolpur road (via Talit, Guskara and Bhedia) |
| NH 3 | Agra-Gwalior-Shivpuri-Indore-Dhule-Nasik-Thane-Mumbai |
| NH 4 | Junction with National Highways No. 3 near Thane-Pune Belgaum-Hubli-Bangalore-Ranipet-Chennai |
| NH 4A | Belgaum-Anmod-Ponda-Panaji |
| NH 4B | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust near Km 109-Palaspe |
| NH 5 | Junction with National Highways No. 6 near Baharagora-Cuttack Bhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam -Vijayawada-Chennai |
| NH 5A | Junction with National Highway No. 5 near Haridaspur-Paradip Port |
| NH 6 | Hajira-Dhule-Nagpur-Raipur-Sambalpur-Baharagora-Calcutta |
| NH 7 | Varanasi-Mangawan-Rewa-Jabalpur-Lakhnadon-Nagpur-Hyderabad-Kurnool-Bangalore-Krishnagiri-Salem-Dindigul-Madurai-Cape-Kanyakumari |
| NH 7A | Palayamkottai-Tuticorin Port |
| NH 8 | Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Udaipur-Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Mumbai |
| NH 8A | Ahmedabad-Limbdi-Morvi-Kandla-Mandvi-Vikhari-Kothra-Naliya Narayan Sarovar |
| NH 8B | Bamanbore-Rajkot-Porbandar |
| NH 8C | Chiloda to Sarkhej |
| NH 8D | Chiloda-Gandhinagar-Sarkhej |
| NH 8E | Somnath to Bhavnagar |
| NH 9 | Pune-Sholapur-Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Machilipatnam |
| NH 10 | Delhi-Fazilka-Indo Pak Border |
| NH 11 | Agra-Jaipur-Bikaner |
| NH 11A | Manoharpur-Dausa-Lalsot-Kothum |
| NH 12 | Jabalpur-Bhopal-Khilchipur-Aklera-Jhalawar-Kota-Bundi-Deoli Tonk-Jaipur |
| NH 18 | Junction with NH 7 near Kurnool and Nandyal to Cuddapah and Junction with NH 4 near Chittoor |
| NH 19 | Ghazipur-Balia-Patna |
| NH 20 | Pathankot -Mandi |
| NH 21 | Junction with National Highway No. 22 near Chandigarh-Ropar-Bilaspur-Mandi-Kullu-Manali |
| NH 22 | Ambala to Indo China Border near Shipkila |
| NH 23 | Chas-Ranchi-Rourkela-Talcher- Junction with National Highway No. 42 |
| NH 24 | Delhi- Bareilly-Lucknow |
| NH 27 | Allahabad to Mangawan |
| NH 29 | Gorakhpur to Varanasi |
| NH 30 | Junction with NH 2 near Mohania and Patna to Bakhtiyarpur |
| NH 35 | Barasat to Petrapole on India and Bangladesh border |
| NH 39 | Numaligarh to Palel and Indo Burma Border |
| NH 47 | Salem to Kanyakumari |
| NH 47A | Junction with NH 47 at Kundanoor to Willington Island in Kochi |
| NH 47C | Junction with NH 47 at Kalamassery to Vallarpadam ICTT in Kochi |
| NH 55 | Siliguri to Darjeeling |
| NH 56 | Lucknow to Varanasi |
| NH 58 | Delhi to Mana Pass |
| NH 79 | Ajmer-Nasirabad-MP border |
| NH 151 | Karimganj – Bangladesh Border |
| NH 152 | Patacharkuchi-Bhutan border |
| NH 153 | Ledo – Lekhapani – Indo / Myanmar – Border |
| NH 233 | The highway starting from India/Nepal border (connecting to Lumbini) via Naugarh, Siddharthnagar, Bansi, Basti, Tanda, Azamgarh and terminating at Varans |
The List of Major National Highways is an important static GK topic. For more static GK topics check the page linked here.
List of National Highways in India:- Download PDF Here
Frequently Asked Questions
How many National Highways are there in India?
There are more than 200 National Highways in India. The routes usually range from North-South & East-West.
What is the longest National Highway in India?
The longest National Highway in India is NH-44. It covers the range from Srinagar to Kanyakumari(North-South Corridor) with a length of 3700km.
What is the first National Highway in India?
The first National Highway in India is NH-1. It links the National capital Delhi to Attari in Punjab near Indo-Pak Border.
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