National Highway 31 (India)

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{{short description|National highway in India}}
{{For | the old National Highway 31|National Highway 10 (India)|National Highway 17 (India)|National Highway 20 (India)|National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 117 (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 31
| length_km = 990
| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|42}}
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3
| id= Q25351514|title=National Highway 31|text= Map of National Highway '''31''' in red }}
| map_custom = yes
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = Gadan Khera Chauraha, [[Unnao]]
| destinations = [[Unnao]], Lalganj, Raebareli, Salon, Pratapgarh, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Chhapra, Hajipur, Patna, Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Mokama, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bihpur, Naugachia, Gosaingaon, Kursela, Kora, Katihar, Harishchandrapur, Tulshihata, Chanchal, Samsi, Malda
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Kodubari Morh, [[Gazole Town|Gazole]]
| junction =
| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]]
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 27 
| next_route = 12 
}}
[[File:National_Highway_30_near_Deedarganj_in_Patna.jpg|thumb|NH-31 (near Deedarganj in [[Patna|Patna]])]]
[[File:NH31 Purnea.jpg|thumb|NH-31 (near [[Purnia|Purnea]])]]
'''National Highway 31''' ('''NH 31''') is a primary [[National highways of India|National highway of India]]. It starts from Gadan Khera in Unnao at Uttar Pradesh, passes through Bihar, and terminates at its crossing with [[State Highway 10 (West Bengal)]] at Kodubari Morh in [[Gazole Town|Gazole]] at [[Malda district]] of West Bengal. The road continues as SH 10 (WB), which connects [[Gazole Town|Gazole]] to [[Hili (community development block)|Hili]] near [[Bangladesh]] Border (Hili Railway Station).<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Route==
National highway 31 transits {{convert|1047|km|mi}} across three states of India in east - west direction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhai.org/writereaddata/Portal/Images/pdf/StateWiseLengthNHsIndia.pdf|title=State-wise length of National Highways in India as on 30.06.2017|website=[[National Highways Authority of India]]|access-date=16 Nov 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103053509/http://www.nhai.org/writereaddata/Portal/Images/pdf/StateWiseLengthNHsIndia.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Uttar Pradesh===
[[Unnao]], [[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]], [[Raebareli]], [[Salon, India|Salon]], [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], [[Machhali Shahar|Machhlishahr]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Babatpur]], [[Varanasi]], [[Ghazipur]], [[Ballia]], [[Suraimanpur]]

===Bihar===
[[Chhapra]], [[Hajipur]], [[Patna]], [[Bakhtiyarpur]], [[Barh]], [[Mokama]], [[Barauni]], [[Begusarai]], [[Khagaria]], [[Naugachhia]],
[[kursela]], [[Kora, Katihar|korha]], [[Katihar]], [[maniyan]], [[bastaul]], [[pranpur]], [[Labha]],[[purnia]],

===West Bengal===
[[Chandpur, Malda|Chandpur]], [[Harishchandrapur]], [[Tulsihata]], [[Chanchal]], [[Malatipur]], [[Samsi]], [[Akalpur]], Kodubari Morh at [[Gazole Town|Gazole]].

==Junctions list==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
;Uttar Pradesh

: {{jct|NH|27|country=IND}} Terminal at Unnao
: {{jct|NH|335|country=IND}} near Lalganj
: {{jct|NH|30|country=IND}} near Raebareli
: {{jct|NH|931A|country=IND}} near Salon
: {{jct|NH|731A|country=IND}} near Pratapgarh
: {{jct|NH|931|country=IND}} near Pratapgarh
: {{jct|NH|330|country=IND}} near Pratapgarh
: {{jct|NH|319D|country=IND}} near [[Mungra Badshahpur]]
: {{jct|NH|731|country=IND}} near Jaunpur
: {{jct|NH|135A|country=IND}} near Jaunpur
: {{jct|NH|128A|country=IND}} near Jaunpur
: {{jct|NH|28|country=IND}} near Varanasi
: {{jct|NH|24|country=IND}} near Ghazipur
: {{jct|NH|128D|country=IND}} near [[Phephna]]
: {{jct|NH|727B|country=IND}} near Ballia

;Bihar
: {{jct|NH|922|country=IND}} near Buxar
: {{jct|NH|531|country=IND}} near Chhapra
: {{jct|NH|331|country=IND}} near Chhapra
: {{jct|NH|722|country=IND}} near Chhapra
: {{jct|NH|22|country=IND}} near Hajipur
: {{jct|NH|322|country=IND}} near Hajipur
: {{jct|NH|922|country=IND}} near Patna
: {{jct|NH|431|country=IND}} near [[Fatuha]]
: {{jct|NH|20|country=IND}} near Bakhtiyarpur
: {{jct|NH|431|country=IND}} near [[Barh]]
: {{jct|NH|33|country=IND}} near Mokama
: {{jct|NH|122|country=IND}} near [[Barauni]]
: {{jct|NH|333B|country=IND}} near Munger
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Maheshkhunt]]
: {{jct|NH|131|country=IND}} near Bihpur
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Korha, Katihar|Kora]]
: {{jct|NH|131A|country=IND}} near Katihar
: {{jct|NH|131A|country=IND}} in labha
;West Bengal
: {{jct|NH|12|country=IND}} Terminal near Malda
: SH 10 (WB) near Kodubari Morh in Gazole.

==Interactive map==
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|id=Q25351514|title=National Highway 31|zoom = 6|frame-lat=26.5|frame-long=84.2
|text= Map of NH31 in <span style="color:#ff0000;">'''red'''</span>, [[spur route]]s in <span style="color:#0000ff;">'''blue'''</span>
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|type3=line|id3=Q16911267|stroke-width3=2|stroke-colour3=#0000ff|title3= NH 131A
|type4=line|id4=Q25203084|stroke-width4=2|stroke-colour4=#0000ff|title4= NH 231
|type5=line|id5=Q25352229|stroke-width5=2|stroke-colour5=#0000ff|title5= NH 331
|type6=line|id6=Q25352230|stroke-width6=2|stroke-colour6=#0000ff|title6= NH 431
|type7=line|id7=Q25352231|stroke-width7=2|stroke-colour7=#0000ff|title7= NH 531
|type8=line|id8=Q25352232|stroke-width8=2|stroke-colour8=#0000ff|title8= NH 731
|type9=line|id9=Q55830242|stroke-width9=2|stroke-colour9=#0000ff|title9= NH 731A
|type10=line|id10=Q55469287|stroke-width10=2|stroke-colour10=#0000ff|title10= NH 931
|type11=line|id11=Q56023124|stroke-width11=2|stroke-colour11=#0000ff|title11= NH 931A
}}

== Ongoing development ==
As per Satellite imagery from Google Maps, the national Highway 31 is being made 4 lane currently between [[Unnao]] & [[Raebareli]], between [[Ghazipur]] & [[Ballia]], between [[Bakhtiyarpur]] & [[Barauni]], between [[Katihar]] & [[Labha]]. 4 lane Bypass is under construction between [[Labha]] & [[Harishchandrapur]] for bypassing [[Chandpur, Malda|Chandpur]] (West Bengal). 4 Lane bypass is under construction at [[Chanchal]] to bypass Chanchal Town bottleneck. Once these bypasses are built, the Highway length will shorten to {{convert|992.25|km|mi}} & reducing travel time. 4 lane stretch is already operational in patches between [[Raebareli]] & [[Ghazipur]], between [[Hajipur]] & [[Bakhtiyarpur]] & between [[Katihar]] & [[Barauni]].

== See also ==
* [[List of national highways in India]]
* [[List of national highways in India by state]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11651634 NH 31 on OpenStreetMap]

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{{National and State Highways in West Bengal}}
{{IND NH31 sr}}
{{AHN}}

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[[Category:National highways in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:National highways in Bihar]]
[[Category:National highways in West Bengal]]

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