National Highway 6, commonly referred to as NH 6, is a primary national highway in India. The highway passes through the Indian states of Meghalaya,

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur t ...

, and

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from " Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

. Before renumbering of national highways NH-6 was variously numbered as old national highways 40, 44, 154 & 54.

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Jorabat Jorabat is a village, suburban fringe and a junction which covers area under both Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya, India and Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India, with greater parts in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam and lesser southern ...

, Shillong,

Jowai Jowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar people, Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the ...

, Badarpur, Panchgram, Kolasib, Kanpui,

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

Seling Seling is a town in Aizawl district, Mizoram, India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 802 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/31/Seling.html Map and weather of Seling Location National Highway 150 starts from Seling. ...

, Lumtui, Khawthlir, Tuisen, Neihdawn,

Champhai Champhai (Pron:/tʃamˈpʰaɪ/) is a border town in Mizoram state, in far eastern India. It is the headquarters of Champhai district, one of the eleven districts in the state. It is located on the Indo-Myanmar border and is situated in a strat ...

and terminates near

Zokhawthar Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India. It is located in the Khawzawl R.D. Block, on the India–Myanmar border, near the Rih Dil lake. Khawmawi village and Rikhawdar on the Myanmar side are the a ...

at India/Myanmar border. In sept 2008, a 120 meter long tunnel was built at Sonapur in Meghalaya inside the Narpuh Sanctuary northwest of

Silchar Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is located south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. ...

, it connects Meghalaya with Assam's

Barak Valley The Barak Valley is located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam. The region is named after the Barak river. The Barak valley consists of three administrative districts of Assam - namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi. Th ...

in Meghalaya's southeast.CITY Border Roads Organisation blazes a trail in most testing conditions
Times of India, 18 nov 2022.

Junctions

: Terminal near Jorabat. : near Shillong : near Jowai : near Kolasib. : near Aizawl. : near Selling. : near Kawlkulh

Asian Highways

Jorabat to Shillong stretch of National Highway 6 is part of

Asian Highway 1 Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Tokyo, Japan via Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Is ...

and Asian Highway 2.

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NH 6 on OpenStreetMap
{{AHN AH1 National highways in India National Highways in Assam National Highways in Meghalaya National Highways in Mizoram

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