State Highway 9 (West Bengal) is a

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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 fourt ...

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Route

SH 9 originates from

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...

and passes through

Barjora Barjora is a locality in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Barjora is located at . It has an average elevation of 75 metres (246 fe ...

Beliatore Beliatore is a Census Town and a Gram Panchayat in the Barjora CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Beliatore is the birthplace of artist Jamini Roy. History Binoy Ghosh visite ...

Bikna Bikna is a village in the Bankura II CD block in the Bankura Sadar subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bikna is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows the Bankura Sadar subd ...

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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 ...

, Raipur Bazar,

Phulkusma Phulkusma (also spelled Fulkusma) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Raipur CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. History In the 14th century, Phulkusma was a part of Tungbhum. O� ...

, Silda,

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

Chilkigarh Chilkigarh is a village and a gram panchayat in Jamboni CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chilkigarh is located at Area overview Jhargram subdivision, the o ...

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

and terminates at

Nayagram Nayagram is a village and a gram panchayat in the Nayagram CD block in the Jhargram subdivision of the Jhargram district in West Bengal, India. Geography Location Nayagram is located at Area overview Jhargram subdivision, the only one in ...

. The total length of SH 9 is 251 km. Districts traversed by SH 9 are:

Paschim Bardhaman Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district o ...

district (0 – 7 km)

district (7 – 89 km)

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 ...

district (89 – 251 km)

Major Locations on State Highway

Paschim Bardhaman:-

Bankura :-

* Beliator *

Jhargram:-

* Benagaria * Dharsa * Fekohaat * Nayangram

Toll Plazas

The only toll plaza is in Pratappur on the Bankura bank of Damodar just after the Durgapur Barrage and is named as Durgapur Toll Plaza. The toll plaza is 6 laned and is yet to start post the expansion of the Durgapur part of the Highway to 4 lane highway.

Future Plans

The section of the highway from Muchipara to Durgapur barrage is being 4 laned as per the decisions taken by the West Bengal Government in 2017. Under this project, several new bridges are being constructed. The rail over bridge was also made operational for about a year now. A whole new 4 Laned wide bridge is planned as a substitute for the shaky Durgapur Barrage which was not repaired even once since its construction in 1950. The barrage has developed cracks and is hazardous now. Owing to these reasons a whole new bridge is under construction and hopefully will be complete in 3 years. The work of four landing is at its peak. The entire road would be wide 4 laned with street light mounted dividers with a railing. The road would also possess a footpath along its entire length. There would be bus stops on sides and traffic signals to control the heavy traffic of the Durgapur flank of this road.

Road sections

It is divided into different sections as follows:.

References

Transport in Durgapur State Highways in West Bengal {{India-road-stub