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{{Short description|Road in West Bengal, India}}
{{Infobox road
|country=IND
|state = West Bengal
|type=SH
|route=15
|alternate_name = Ahilyabai Holkar Road.
|maint =
|length_km = {{convert|256|km|mi}}
|direction_a =
|terminus_a = Junction with [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]] and [[State Highway 14 (West Bengal)|SH 14]] at High Road Morh, near [[Dainhat]]
|junction = Dainhat Road at Chandrapur Bus Stand connecting to SH 14 at Balgona [[State Highway 8 (West Bengal)|SH 8]] at Kusumgram Kalna Road at Satgachia [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]]/ [[Grand Trunk Road|GT Road]] at Memari [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] / Durgapur Expressway at Masagram Dasghara-Gurap-Mogra 23 no Road at Dasghara Dasghara-Dhaniakhali-Chinsurah 17 no Road at Dasghara [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|SH 2]] from Tarakeswar to Champadanga Haripal-Jangipara Road at Parbatipur Masat-Munsirhat Road at Masat TN Mukherji Road at Dankuni linking to [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] Benarsas Road at Kona High Road Crossing [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] from Kona High Road crossing to Salap Mushirhat-Sankrail Road at Jadupur [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] at Bagnan Antila Road at Antila Bus Stop Naul-Gopinathpur Road at Shyampur Dharsa Morh on [[Grand Trunk Road]]/[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]] with [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]] at Par-Dankuni [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]] with [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] at Kanaipur [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] with SH 13 at Chanditala Bus Stand.
|b =
|terminus_b = [[Gadiara]]
|districts= [[Bardhaman district|Bardhaman]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
| photo = Amta-Howrah Road - SH-15 - Jagatballavpur - Howrah 2014-09-28 8266.JPG
}}
'''State Highway 15 (West Bengal)''', is a [[State highways in India|state highway]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Route==
SH 15 originates from junction with [[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]] and [[State Highway 14 (West Bengal)|SH 14]] at High Road Morh, near [[Dainhat]] (in Bardhaman district) and passes through [[Chandrapur, Bardhaman|Chandrapur]], [[Monteswar]], [[Kusumgram]], [[Memari]], [[Masagram]], [[Jamalpur, Bardhaman|Jamalpur]], [[Dasghara]], [[Tarakeswar]], [[Champadanga]], [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]], [[Chanditala, Hooghly|Chanditala]], [[Dankuni]], [[Domjur]], [[Bargachia]], [[Munsirhat]], [[Amta]], [[Bagnan]], [[Khalor]] and Shyampur and terminates at [[Gadiara]] (in Howrah district).<ref>Google maps</ref> Recently in January 2022, the road from Dharsa Morh to Naity Block Development Office('''BDO'''), commonly known as Naity Road has been renumbered as '''State Highway 15A(SH-15A)''' since the road is connecting [[Grand Trunk Road]]/[[State Highway 6 (West Bengal)|SH 6]] with [[State Highway 13 (West Bengal)|SH 13]] at Par Dankuni, with [[National Highway 19]]('''NH-19''') at Dankuni and further with SH 15 at Chanditala Bus Stand.

The total length of SH 15 is {{convert|256|km|mi}} <ref name=police>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbtrafficpolice.com/state-highways.php |title = List of State Highways in West Bengal | publisher= West Bengal Traffic Police | accessdate = 23 February 2017}}</ref>

[[National Highway Authority of India]] or [[NHAI]] has proposed to include section of SH 15 from [[Champadanga]] via [[Masat, Hooghly|Masat]], [[Chanditala, Hooghly|Chanditala]] to [[Dankuni]] under a new National Highway from 2022/23. But Highway number is still not decided & will be notified later. The new highway will connect [[Jhargram]] with [[Dankuni]] via [[Jhilimili]], [[Mukutmanipur]], [[Simlapal]], [[Taldangra]], [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]], [[Jaypur, Bankura|Jaypur]], [[Kotulpur]], [[Arambag]], [[Champadanga]] & [[Chanditala]]. The new proposed National Highway will merge [[State Highway 2 (West Bengal)|SH 2]], [[State Highway 5 (West Bengal)|SH 5]] & SH 15 into a single route covering distance of {{convert |296|km|mi}}.

Districts traversed by SH 15 are:<ref name=pwd>{{cite web| url = http://www.pwdwb.in/road/state_highway |title = Road - Highway | publisher= Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 24 February 2017}}</ref> 
Bardhaman district (from 0 to 87.66 km) Hooghly district (from 87.66 to 148.15 km) Howrah district (from 148.15 to 247.15 km)

==Road sections==
It is divided into different sections as follows:<ref name=police/><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/barddhman.html |title = Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map | publisher= Maps of India | accessdate = 23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/hugli.html |title = Hugli Tehsil CD Block Map | publisher= Maps of India | accessdate = 23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/haora.html |title = Haora Tehsil CD Block Map | publisher= Maps of India | accessdate = 23 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=pwd/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Road Section ||District || CD Block ||Length (km)
|-
| Dainhat-Manteswar||Bardhaman||[[Katwa II]], [[Manteswar (community development block)|Manteswar]]||30
|-
|Manteswar-Memari||Bardhaman||[[Memari I]], [[Memari II]]||32
|-
|Memari- Dasghara||Bardhaman|| [[Jamalpur (community development block)|Jamalpur]] || 31
|-
|Dasghara-Tarakeswar||Hooghly||[[Dhaniakhali (community development block)|Dhaniakhali]], [[Tarakeswar (community development block)|Tarakeswar]] || 13
|-
|Tarakeswar-Champadanga||Hooghly||[[Tarakeswar (community development block)|Tarakeswar]] ||6
|-
|Champadanga-Chanditala (Ahalyabai Holkar Road)||Hooghly|||[[Haripal (community development block)|Haripal]], [[Chanditala I]], [[Chanditala II]]|| 36
|-
|Chanditala-Eksara||Howrah||[[Domjur (community development block)|Domjur]]||14
|-
|Eksara-Salap (via NH 16)||Howrah|| - ||4
|-
|Salap-Bargachhia-Munsirhat-Amta||Howrah||[[Jagatballavpur (community development block)|Jagatballavpur]], Munshirhat ,[[Amta I]]||36
|-
|Amta-Bagnan||Howrah||[[Bagnan I]], [[Bagnan II]]||13
|-
|Bagnan-Shyampur-Gadiara||Howrah||[[Shyampur II]], [[Shyampur I]]||37
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of state highways in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{National and State Highways in West Bengal}}

[[Category:State highways in West Bengal]]

State Highway 15 (West Bengal) - Revision history

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