Statistics
In general, roads in India are primarily bitumen-based macadamized roads. However, a few of the National Highways have concrete roads too. In some locations, such as in Kanpur, British-built concrete roads are still in use. Concrete roads were less popular prior to 1990s because of low availability of cement then. However, with large supplies of cement in the country and the virtues of concrete roads, they are once again gaining popularity. Concrete roads are weather-proof and require lower maintenance compared to bituminous roads.
The National Highways are the backbone of the road infrastructure and the major roads in India. They carry most of India's freight and passenger traffic. State highways and major district roads constitute the secondary and interconnecting roads in India. The sortable table below lists national highway density in India per state or union territory. Included for context and comparison are major road density of several developed economies.
| State / Union Territory | National Highway Length, kilometers |
Kilometers per 1000 people |
National Highway Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Island | 300 | 0.843 | 223 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,537 | 0.6 | 52, 52A, 153, 229, 52B Ext. & 37 Ext. |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1,992 | 1.816 | 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 18A, 43, 63, 202, 205, 214, 214A, 219, 221, 222 & 234 |
| Assam | 2,836 | 0.106 | 31, 31B, 31C, 36, 37, 37A, 38, 39, 44, 51, 52, 52A, 52B, 53, 54, 61, 62,151,152,153 &154 |
| Bihar | 3,642 | 0.044 | 2, 2C, 19, 28, 28A, 28B, 30, 30A, 31, 57, 57A, 77, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 & 110 |
| Chandigarh | 24 | 0.027 | 21 |
| Chhattisgarh | 2,184 | 0.105 | 6, 12A, 16, 43, 78, 200,202, 216, 217, 111, & 221 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0 | 0 | |
| Daman Diu | 0 | 0 | |
| Delhi | 72 | 0.005 | 1, 2, 8, 10 & 24 |
| Goa | 269 | 0.2 | 4A, 17, 17A & 17B |
| Gujarat | 3,245 | 0.064 | NE-I, 6, 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 14, 15, 59, 113 & 228 |
| Haryana | 1,512 | 0.072 | 1, 2, 8, 10, 21A, 22, 64, 65, 71, 71A, 72, 73, 73A, 71B & NE-II |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,409 | 0.232 | 1A, 20, 20A, 21, 21A, 22, 70, 72, 72B, 88 & 73A |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1,245 | 0.123 | 1A, 1B, 1C & 1D |
| Jharkhand | 1,805 | 0.067 | 2, 6, 23, 31, 32, 33, 75, 78, 80, 98, 99 & 100 |
| Karnataka | 4,396 | 0.083 | 4, 4A, 7, 9, 13, 17, 48, 63, 67, 206, 207,209, 212, 218 & 234 |
| Kerala | 1,457 | 0.046 | 17, 47, 47A, 47C, 49, 208, 212, 213, & 220 |
| Lakshadweep Islands | 0 | 0 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,670 | 0.077 | 3, 7, 12, 12A, 25, 26, 26A, 27, 59, 59A, 69, 75, 76, 78, 86 & 92 |
| Maharashtra | 4,176 | 0.043 | 3, 4, 4B, 4C, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 50, 69, 204, 211 & 222 |
| Manipur | 959 | 0.418 | 39, 53, 150 & 155 |
| Meghalaya | 810 | 0.349 | 40, 44, 51 & 62 |
| Mizoram | 927 | 1.044 | 44A, 54, 54A, 54B, 150 & 154 |
| Nagaland | 494 | 0.248 | 36, 39, 61, 150 & 155 |
| Orissa | 3,704 | 0.101 | 5, 5A, 6, 23, 42, 43, 60, 75, 200, 201, 203, 203A, 215, 217 & 224 |
| Pudducherry | 53 | 0.054 | 45A & 66 |
| Punjab | 1,557 | 0.064 | 1, 1A, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 64, 70, 71, 72 & 95 |
| Rajasthan | 5,585 | 0.099 | 3, 8, 11, 11A, 11B, 11C, 12, 14, 15, 65, 71B, 76, 79, 79A, 89, 90, 113, 112, 114 & 116 |
| Sikkim | 62 | 0.115 | 31A |
| Tamil Nadu | 4,832 | 0.077 | 4, 5, 7, 7A, 45, 45A, 45B, 45C, 46, 47, 47B, 49, 66, 67, 68, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 219, 220, 226, 226E, 227, 230 & 234 |
| Tripura | 400 | 0.125 | 44 & 44A |
| Uttarakhand | 2,042 | 0.241 | 58, 72, 72A, 72B,73, 74, 87, 94, 108, 109, 123, 119, 121, 87 Ext. & 125 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,774 | 0.041 | 2, 2A, 3, 7, 11, 12A, 19, 24, 24A, 24B, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 28, 28B, 28C, 29, 56, 56A, 56B, 58, 72A, 73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 91, 91A, 92, 93, 96, 97, 119, 231, 232, 232A 233, 235 & NE-II |
| West Bengal | 2,578 | 0.032 | 2, 2B, 2B Ext., 6, 31, 31A, 31C, 31D. 32, 34, 35, 41, 55, 60, 60A, 80, 81 & 117 |
| India (TOTAL) | 70,548 | 0.069 | |
| USA (TOTAL) | 351,428 | 1.4 | |
| CANADA (TOTAL) | 103,000 | 3.1 | |
| JAPAN (TOTAL) | 61,730 | 0.49 | |
| GERMANY (TOTAL) | 53,010 | 0.64 |
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