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[[File:NH31 Purnea.jpg|thumb|NH31]]
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|direction_a= West
| direction_a = West
|terminus_a= [[Unnao]]
| terminus_a = Gadan Khera Chauraha, [[Unnao]]
|destinations= Lalganj, Raebareli, Salon, Pratapgarh, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Chhapra, Hajipur, Patna, Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Mokama, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bihpur, Naugachia, Gosaingaon, Kursela, Kora, Katihar, Harishchandrapur
| 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
| direction_b = East
|terminus_b= [[Samsi, Malda|Samsi]]
| terminus_b = Kodubari Morh, [[Gazole Town|Gazole]]
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|states= [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]]
| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]]
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| previous_type = NH
| next_type     = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 27  <!-- Route start junction -->
| previous_route = 27  <!-- Route start junction -->
| next_route     = 12  <!-- Route end junction -->
| next_route = 12  <!-- Route end junction -->
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'''National Highway 31''' ('''NH 31''') is a primary [[National Highway (India)|national highway]] in [[India]]. It starts from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh and passes through Bihar and terminates at its crossing with [[State Highway 10 (West Bengal)]] at [[Samsi, Malda|Samsi]] in [[Malda district]] of West Bengal. SH 10 (WB) connects Samsi to [[National Highway 12 (India)|NH 12]].<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>
[[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==
==Route==
National highway 31 transits 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>
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===
===Uttar Pradesh===
[[Unnao]], [[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]], [[Raebareli]], [[Salon, India|Salon]], [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], [[Machhali Shahar|Machhlishahr]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Varanasi]], [[Ghazipur]], [[Ballia]]
[[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===
===Bihar===
[[Chhapra]], [[Hajipur]], [[Patna]], [[Bakhtiyarpur]], [[Mokama]], [[Barh]], [[Begusarai]], [[Khagaria]], [[Bihpur]], [[Kora, Katihar|Kora]], [[Katihar]]  
[[Chhapra]], [[Hajipur]], [[Patna]], [[Bakhtiyarpur]], [[Barh]], [[Mokama]], [[Barauni]], [[Begusarai]], [[Khagaria]], [[Naugachhia]],
[[kursela]], [[Kora, Katihar|korha]], [[Katihar]], [[maniyan]], [[bastaul]], [[pranpur]], [[Labha]],[[purnia]],


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


==Junctions list==
==Junctions list==
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: {{jct|NH|33|country=IND}} near Mokama
: {{jct|NH|33|country=IND}} near Mokama
: {{jct|NH|122|country=IND}} near [[Barauni]]
: {{jct|NH|122|country=IND}} near [[Barauni]]
: {{jct|NH|333B|country=IND}} near Khagaria
: {{jct|NH|333B|country=IND}} near Munger
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Maheshkhunt]]
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Maheshkhunt]]
: {{jct|NH|131|country=IND}} near Bihpur
: {{jct|NH|131|country=IND}} near Bihpur
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Korha, Katihar|Kora]]
: {{jct|NH|231|country=IND}} near [[Korha, Katihar|Kora]]
: {{jct|NH|131A|country=IND}} near Katihar
: {{jct|NH|131A|country=IND}} near Katihar
: {{jct|NH|131A|country=IND}} in labha
;West Bengal
;West Bengal
: {{jct|NH|12|country=IND}} Terminal near Malda
: {{jct|NH|12|country=IND}} Terminal near Malda
: SH 10 (WB) near Kodubari Morh in Gazole.


==Interactive map==
==Interactive map==
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== 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 ==
== See also ==
 
* [[List of national highways in India]]
* [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|List of National Highways in India]]
* [[List of national highways in India by state]]
* [[List of National Highways in India by state]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3226439 NH 31 on OpenStreetMap]
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11651634 NH 31 on OpenStreetMap]


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




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National Highway 31
Route information
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Length990 km (620 mi)
Major junctions
West endGadan Khera Chauraha, Unnao
East endKodubari Morh, Gazole
Location
StatesUttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
Primary
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
Highway system
NH27-IN.svg NH 27NH12-IN.svg NH 12
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NH-31 (near Deedarganj in Patna)
NH-31 (near Purnea)

National Highway 31 (NH 31) is a primary 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 at Malda district of West Bengal. The road continues as SH 10 (WB), which connects Gazole to Hili near Bangladesh Border (Hili Railway Station).[1]

Route[edit | edit source]

National highway 31 transits 1,047 kilometres (651 mi) across three states of India in east - west direction.[2]

Uttar Pradesh[edit | edit source]

Unnao, Lalganj, Raebareli, Salon, Pratapgarh, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur, Babatpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Suraimanpur

Bihar[edit | edit source]

Chhapra, Hajipur, Patna, Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Mokama, Barauni, Begusarai, Khagaria, Naugachhia, kursela, korha, Katihar, maniyan, bastaul, pranpur, Labha,purnia,

West Bengal[edit | edit source]

Chandpur, Harishchandrapur, Tulsihata, Chanchal, Malatipur, Samsi, Akalpur, Kodubari Morh at Gazole.

Junctions list[edit | edit source]

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Uttar Pradesh
NH 27 Terminal at Unnao
NH 335 near Lalganj
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 30 near Raebareli
NH 931A near Salon
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 731A near Pratapgarh
NH 931 near Pratapgarh
NH 330 near Pratapgarh
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 319D near Mungra Badshahpur
NH 731 near Jaunpur
NH 135A near Jaunpur
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 128A near Jaunpur
NH 28 near Varanasi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 24 near Ghazipur
NH 128D near Phephna
NH 727B near Ballia
Bihar
NH 922 near Buxar
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 531 near Chhapra
NH 331 near Chhapra
NH 722 near Chhapra
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 22 near Hajipur
NH 322 near Hajipur
NH 922 near Patna
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 431 near Fatuha
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 20 near Bakhtiyarpur
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 431 near Barh
NH 33 near Mokama
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 122 near Barauni
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 333B near Munger
NH 231 near Maheshkhunt
Error creating thumbnail: File missing NH 131 near Bihpur
NH 231 near Kora
NH 131A near Katihar
NH 131A in labha
West Bengal
NH 12 Terminal near Malda
SH 10 (WB) near Kodubari Morh in Gazole.

Interactive map[edit | edit source]

Ongoing development[edit | edit source]

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 (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 992.25 kilometres (616.56 mi) & reducing travel time. 4 lane stretch is already operational in patches between Raebareli & Ghazipur, between Hajipur & Bakhtiyarpur & between Katihar & Barauni.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. "State-wise length of National Highways in India as on 30.06.2017" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

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