National Highway 6 | ||||
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Road map of India with National Highway 6 highlighted in solid blue color
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Route information | ||||
Part of | ||||
Length: | 1,949 km (1,211 mi) GQ: 117 km (73 mi) (Kolkata - Kharagpur) Phase III: 358 km (222 mi) |
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Major junctions | ||||
West end: | Hajira, Gujarat | |||
East end: | Kolkata, West Bengal | |||
Location | ||||
States: |
Gujarat: 177 km (110 mi) Maharashtra: 813 km (505 mi) Chhattisgarh: 314 km (195 mi) Odisha: 412 km (256 mi) Jharkhand: 22 km (14 mi) West Bengal: 161 km (100 mi) |
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Primary destinations: |
Surat - Dhule - Jalgaon - Bhusawal - Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Bhandara - Durg - Raipur - Mahasamund - Sambalpur - Baharagora - Kolkata | |||
Highway system | ||||
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National Highway 6, commonly referred to as NH 6, is a busy National Highway in India that runs through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal state in India. The highway passes through the cities of Surat, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Bhandara, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Kolkata. The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1,949 km (1,211 mi)from Mumbai to Kolkata. It is also known as Mumbai Road.
Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal are connected by National Highway 6.