India’s top 10 states with longest National Highway network

National Highways Length in India: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is continuously working to enhance India’s infrastructure by undertaking several mission-mode projects.

Written by Anish Mondal
July 25, 2025 06:06 PM IST

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Let's know about the top ten states with longest National Highway (NH) network in the country. (Image: NHAI)

National Highways in India: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is continuously
working to enhance India’s infrastructure by undertaking several mission-mode projects. Currently, the country has a road network spanning over 63 lakh km.

Of this, the total length of National Highways (NH) stands at 1,46,342 km. This marks a significant expansion from 91,287 km in March 2014, an increase of 55,055 km in the National Highway network over the past decade.

In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said: “Length of National Highways (NH) network in the country has expanded from 91,287 km in March, 2014 to 146,342 km at present.”

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The Union Minister also added that the length of access-controlled National High Speed Corridors
(HSC) / Expressways has increased from 93 km in March, 2014 to 5,110 km at present. “Out of 5,110 km length, 2,636 km length has already been operationalised,” he said.

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India’s top 10 states with longest National Highway (NH) network

Let’s know about the top ten states with longest National Highway (NH) network in the country. As per available data, Maharashtra tops all states in terms of the longest National Highway network, with a total length of 18,462 km. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 12,123 km; Rajasthan with 10,733 km; Madhya Pradesh with 9,263 km; and Andhra Pradesh with 8,683 km. Other states with significant NH networks include Karnataka (8,191 km), Gujarat (8,111 km), Tamil Nadu (7,000 km), Bihar (6,155 km), and Odisha (5,897 km).

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State / UT – wise details of NH length at present vis-a-vis that in March, 2014:

Length in Km

Sl. No.	State / UT	NH length as on 31.03.2014	NH length as on 30.06.2025
1	Andhra Pradesh	4,190	8,683
2	Arunachal Pradesh	2,027	4,367
3	Assam	3,634	4,077
4	Bihar	4,467	6,155
5	Chandigarh	24	15
6	Chhattisgarh	3,031	3,620
7	Delhi	80	157
8	Goa	269	299
9	Gujarat	4,694	8,111
10	Haryana	2,050	3,347
11	Himachal Pradesh	2,196	2,607
12	Jammu and Kashmir	1,513	1,935
13	Jharkhand	2,968	3,633
14	Karnataka	6,177	8,191
15	Kerala	1,700	1,858
16	Ladakh	806	806
17	Madhya Pradesh	5,116	9,263
18	Maharashtra	6,249	18,462
19	Manipur	1,452	1,840
20	Meghalaya	1,171	1,156
21	Mizoram	1,222	1,499
22	Nagaland	741	1,670
23	Odisha	4,550	5,897
24	Puducherry	53	64
25	Punjab	1,699	4,264
26	Rajasthan	7,646	10,733
27	Sikkim	149	730
28	Tamil Nadu	4,975	7,000
29	Telangana	2,400	4,926
30	Tripura	509	889
31	Uttar Pradesh	7,986	12,123
32	Uttarakhand	2,282	3,664
33	West Bengal	2,908	3,910
34	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	300	331
35	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	31	37
36	Daman & Diu	22	22
	Total	91,287	146,342

Source: As mentioned in the report submitted by Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha (July 25, 2025)

Anish Mondal

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