State Highway 5 (West Bengal) is a state highway in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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SH 5 originates from

Rupnarayanpur Rupnarayanpur, Rupnarainpur or Hindustan Cables Township, is a census town in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Rupnarayanpur is l ...

and passes through

Salanpur Salanpur is a village, in the Salanpur CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Urbanisation As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sada ...

Neamatpur Neamatpur is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation Geography Location Neamatpur is located at . Asansol is composed of undulating lateri ...

Dishergarh Dishergarh is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation. It is situated at the border of the Purulia district and Paschim Bardhaman district in ...

Par Beliya Parbelia is a census town in the Neturia CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location As per the map of Neturia CD block on page 309 of ''District Census Handbook, ...

, Raghunathpur,

Bongabari Bongabari is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bongabari is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the lowest step ...

Purulia Purulia is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River. Geography Location Purulia is located at . It has an average ele ...

Kenda Kenda is a census town in the Jamuria CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Kenda is located at . It has an average elevation of . The Asansol reg ...

Manbazar Manbazar is a census town in Manbazar I CD block in Manbazar subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. The headquarters of Manbazar subdivision are located in Manbazar. Geography Location Manbazar is located at . ...

Bandwan Bandwan is a census town in the Bandwan CD block in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bandwan is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the lowest step of t ...

Jhilimili Jhilimili is a tourist centre in the Ranibandh CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology In Bengali, Jhilimili means sparkle or twinkle. Geography Location Jhilimili is located a ...

, Belpahari, Silda,

Binpur Binpur is a village in the Binpur I CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Binpur is located at . Area overview Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram di ...

Dahijuri Dahijuri is a village and a gram panchayat in the Binpur I CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. Socio-political turmoil Dahijuri was a centre of violent Maoist activity during the L ...

Jhargram Jhargram is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jhargram district. It is a popular tourist destination known for its forests, ancient temples and royal palaces. Geography Location Jhargr ...

Lodhasuli Lodhasuli is a village in the Jhargram CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Lodhasuli is located at . Area overview Jhargram subdivision, the only one in Jhargram di ...

Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

, Salua,

Keshiary Keshiary (also spelled as Keshiari) is a village in the Keshiari CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal. History According to Binoy Ghosh, the southern portion of Medinipur distri ...

Belda Belda is a village in the Narayangarh CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India. Geography Location Belda is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 feet). It ...

Dhaneswarpur Dhaneswarpur is a village, in the Dantan II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dhaneswarpur is located at . Area overview Kharagpur subdivision, ...

Egra Egra is a town in Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Egra subdivision. The ancient name of Egra was "Agrapattan". Geography Location Egra is located at . It has an average elevation o ...

Contai Contai is a coastal and subdivisional city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Contai subdivision. It is the second most populated city of the district.According to the geologists, t ...

and terminates at

Junput Junput is a village in Deshapran CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Demographics In the District Census Handbook for Purba Medinipur, the terminus of State Highway 5, whi ...

National Highway Authority of India The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...

NHAI The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...

has proposed a new highway that will connect

with Dankuni via

Mukutmanipur Mukutmanipur is a village in Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border. Geography Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision o ...

Simlapal Simlapal is a census town in the Simlapal CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Simlapal is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivis ...

Taldangra Taldangra is a village in the Taldangra CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Taldangra is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivisi ...

, Bishnupur, Jaypur,

Kotulpur Kotulpur is a village in the Kotulpur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology Kotlu Khan of Gar Mandaran, then capital of the local kingdom, was killed in a war, in the Mughal ...

Arambag Arambagh also known as Arambag is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of Arambagh subdivision. Geography Location Arambagh is located at . It has an average elevation of ...

Champadanga Champadanga is a town in Tarakeswar CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Champadanga is located at . The village situated on the bank of Damodar River. Demographics As per ...

Chanditala Chanditala is a town in Chanditala II community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Chanditala is located at . Police station Chanditala police station has ...

. The new proposed National Highway will merge SH 2, SH 5 & SH 15 into a single route covering distance of . The total length of SH 5 is 376 km. Districts traversed by SH 5 are:
Paschim Bardhaman district (0 - 22 km)
Purulia district (22 – 183 km)
Bankura district (183 – 186 km)
Paschim Medinipur district (186 – 333 km)
Purba Medinipur district (333 – 376 km)

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