National Highway 6 ( India )

National Highway 6, commonly referred to as NH_6, is a busy freeway that runs through of south Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West bengal state in India. The freeway touches the cities of Surat, Dhule, Nagpur, Raipur, Sambalpur, Kolkota.The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1949 km from Hazira to Kolkata.

= Traffic =

=Junctions=
* Near Surat with NH 8 connecting Delhi - Jaipur - Ahmedabad - Mumbai
* At Dhule with NH 3 connecting Agra - Indore - Mumbai
* At Dhule with NH 211 connecting Solapur - Aurangabad - Dhule
* At Nagpur with NH 7 connecting Varanasi - Jabalpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Kanyakumari
* At Nagpur with NH 69 connecting Nagpur - Betul - Obedullaganj near Bhopal
* At Raipur with NH 43 connecting Raipur - Jagdalpur - Borigumma - Koraput - Salur - Vizianagaram on NH 5
* At Raipur with NH 200 connecting Raipur - Bilaspur - Rajgarh - Deogarh- Talcher - Chandhikhol
* At Raipur with NH 217 connecting Raipur - Titlagarh - Asika - Gopalpur
* At Bargarh with NH 201 connecting Borigumma on NH 43 - Bhawanipatna - Balangir - Bargarh
* At Sambalpur with NH 42 connecting Sambalpur - Angul - Dhencanal - Cuttack on NH 5
* Near Deogarh with NH 200 ( for Second time ) connecting Raipur - Bilaspur - Rajgarh - Deogarh - Talcher - Chandhikhol on NH 5
* Near Barkote with NH 23 connecting Chas on NH 32 - Ranchi - Raurkela - Barkote - Pal Lahara - Talcher - Nauhata on NH 42
* At Pal Lahara with NH 23 connecting Chas on NH 32 - Ranchi - Raurkela - Barkote - Pal Lahara - Talcher - Nauhata on NH 42
* At Kendujhargarh with NH 215 connecting Panikoili - Anandapur - Kendujhargarh - Rajamunda on NH 23
* At Jharpokharia with NH 5 connectioning Jharpokharia - Cuttack - Vijayawada - Chennai
* At Baharagora with NH 33 connecting Baharagora - Jamshedpur - Ranchi - Hazaribag - Barhi on NH 2
* At Kharagpur with NH 60 connecting Balasore on NH 5 - Jaleswar - Kharagpur - Bankura - Dubrajpur - Moregram on NH 34
* At Panskura with NH 41 connecting Panskura - Tamluk - Haldia Port
* At Kolkata with NH 2 connecting Kolkata - Varanasi - Kanpur - Delhi

=States, Districts, Cities, Towns & Villages connected=Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of Gujrat, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal are connected by National Highway 6.

Gujarat State

*Surat district
**Hajira - Surat - Bardoli - Madhi - Vyara - Songadh

Maharashtra State

*Nandurbar District
**Navapur - Visarwadi - Kondaibari
*Dhule District
**Sakri - Shevali - Ner - Kusumbe - Dhule - Phagne - Mukti
*Jalgaon District
**Parola - Mahasva - Erandol - Paldhi - Varad - Jalgaon- Nasirabad - Bhusawal - Varangaon - Edalabad
*Buldhana District
**Chikhali - Malkapur - Wadner - Nandura - Khamgaon
*Akola District
**Balapur - Akola - BorgaonManju - Kurankhed - Murtajapur
*Amravati District
**Kuram - Loni - Badnera - Amravati - Kholapur - Nandgaon - Mojhari - Tivsa
*Wardha District
**Talegaon - Karanja
*Nagpur District
**Kondhali - Bazargaon - Nagpur - Itwari - Mundha
*Bhandara District
**Bhandara - Karda - Lakhni - Sakoli
*Gondia District
**Komhara - Duggipar - Deori

Chhattisgarh State

*Rajnandgaon District
** Baghnadi - Chichola - Rajnandgaon
*Durg District
**Durg - Bhilai
*Raipur District
**Raipur - Arang
*Mahasamund District
**Belsonda - Tumgaon - Patewa - Pithora - Sakra - Basna - Saraipali - Singhora

Orissa State

*Bargarh District
** Lobarchatti - Sohela - Bargarh - Attabira
*Sambalpur District
**Hirakud- Sambalpur - Ushakothi - Jamankira
*Debagarh District
Deogarh - Balam - Barkote
*Angul District
**Pal Lahara
*Kendujhargarh District
** Govindpur - Kuanr - Kendujhargarh
*Mayurbhanj District
**Jashipur - Manda - Bangriposhi - Jharpokharia

Jharkhand State

*East Singhbhum District
**Baharagora

West Bengal State

*Paschim Medinipur District
**Chichira - Feko - Lodhashuli - Manikpara - Kharagpur
*Purba Medinipur District
**Debra - Panskura - Kolaghat
*Howrah District
**Bagnan - Uluberia - Panchla - Mahiari - Jagacha - Haora
*Kolkata District
**Kolkata

=Trivia=
* The stretch between Barkote and Pal Lahara looks common between NH 6 and NH 23
* NH 200 crosses NH 6 at two locations, one at starting point at Raipur and second at Deogarh

=See Also=
* List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
* National Highways Development Project