National Highways in Jharkhand
Written and checked byRamanathan Virli· Roads & Infrastructure
50 national highways pass through Jharkhand, 7 of them primary routes. Each entry below links to that highway's full route, start and end points, and the states it crosses.
50
Highways
7
Primary NHs
12,158
Total route km
NH 18Primary
Koderma → Balasore
NH 19Primary
Agra → Dankuni
NH 20Primary
Bakhtiyarpur → Panikoili
NH 22Primary
Sonbarsa → Lohardaga
NH 39Primary
Jhansi → Ranchi
NH 43Primary
Gulluganj → Chaibasa
NH 49Primary
Bilaspur → Kharagpur
NH 114A
Dumri → Rampurhat
NH 114B
Pattabari → Bankura
NH 114C
Deoghar → Pandeydih
NH 114D
Deoghar → Pandeydih
NH 118
Asanboni → Chawlibasa
NH 118A
Asanboni → Purulia
NH 133
Pirpainti → Choupa More
NH 133A
Barharwa → Nimtala
NH 133B
Sahibganj → Jamtara
NH 133E
Bhagalpur → Dumka
NH 139
Rajhara → Patna
NH 143
Gumla → Barakot
NH 143A
Gumla → Tamar
NH 143B
Jashpurnagar → Dumri ,Mahuandanr
NH 143H
Joram → Litebeda
NH 218
Purulia → Dhanbad & ending in Kishan Chowk
NH 218A
Purulia ,Raghunathpur → Dishergarh & ending in Neamatpur
NH 218B
Damda → Duarsini ending
NH 220
Chaibasa → Dhenkikot
NH 220A
Hata → NH18
NH 233
Sultanganj → Deoghar
NH 239
Dudhinagar → Majan
NH 318
Dhalbhumgarh → Khatra
NH 319B
Mughalsarai → Kolkata
NH 320
Ormanjhi → Chas
NH 320A
Chas → Mejia
NH 320B
Ranchi → Jhalda
NH 320D
Chakradharpur ,Sonua → Jaraikela
NH 320G
Hat Gamaria ,Jagannathpur → Bano ,its junction with NH- 143
NH 333
Bariyarpur → NH114A in Devgarh
NH 333A
Barbigha → Hiranpur
NH 333C
Chakai → Giridih
NH 333D
Jehanabad → Sikandara ,Lakhisarai
NH 333E
Barbigha → Chatro
NH 343
Ambikapur → Garhwa
NH 419
Gobindapur → Sahibganj
NH 420
Saragdih → Bundu
NH 433
Lakhisarai → Nawada
NH 518
Manpur → Bankura
NH 522
Chatra → Bagodar
NH 533
Kinjar → Chhatarpur
NH 733
Arwal → Chirand
NH 939
Garhwa → Shahgarh
Frequently asked questions
How many national highways pass through Jharkhand?
50 national highways run through Jharkhand, of which 7 are primary (single- or double-digit) national highways and the rest are branch or spur routes.
Which is the longest national highway in Jharkhand?
Among the highways passing through Jharkhand, NH 19 is the longest at 1512.0 km, running from Agra to Dankuni. Note that this is the highway's full length across all states it passes through, not only the portion inside Jharkhand.
What is the speed limit on national highways in Jharkhand?
On national highways the default limit notified by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is 100 km/h for cars on four-lane and wider divided carriageways, 80 km/h on undivided highways, and 80 km/h for light goods vehicles. State authorities and NHAI can notify lower limits on specific stretches, and the signposted limit always overrides the default.