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National Highway 7 Details:
National Highway 7 (NH 7) is an Indian National Highway entirely within the state of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
In Uttar Pradesh it covers 128 Km, in Madhya Pradesh 504 Km, in Maharashtra 232 Km, in Andhra Pradesh 753 Km, in Karnataka 125 Km and in Tamil Nadu 627 Km.
The highway is maintained by National Highways Authority of India. National Highway 7 or (NH 7) is a National Highway that links the Varanasi to the town of Kanyakumari It runs for a distance of 2,369 km (1,472 mi).
National Highway No. 7 passes through: Varanasi - Mangawan - Rewa - Jabalpur - Lakhnadon - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Kurnool - Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Namakkal - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Virudunagar - Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari
The CPWD (central public works department) laid a north-south national highway that runs through cities like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, uttar Pradesh, is NH 44 initially called NH7.
Being the longest national highway it joins Varanasi to Kanyakumari and is around 1472 (2369) miles long. Officially listed in the NHDP it covers cities like Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruneliveli, Virudhunnagar, Salem, Bangaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Rewa and Varanasi. It got renamed to NH44 under the recent rationalization of highway numbers.
In totality national highway 7 or now NH44 is 2369km long out of which roughly a stretch of 168km from Tungabhadra Bridge in district Mahabubnagar located near Alampur at the Kurnool district border to Ranga district border, in Timmapur near Hyderabad.
Connecting the six major states Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh claims to be the longest highways of the country.
NH7 with its new name now connects innumerable cities like Kanyakumari, Madurai, Tiruneliveli, Virudhunnagar, Salem, Bangaluru, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jabalpur, and Rewa. , and Varanasi.
The change in name of the highways will be come into action once they are registered with the Govt. Gazette of India.
Route Information
The enormous length and width of the highway has been achieved remarkably from Varanasi to Kanyakumari.
Stretch in 2369km or 1472 mi
NS 1828km from Lankhanadon to Kanyakumari
GQ 94km or 58mi from Bangaluru to Krishnagiri
Basic ends
Southern end is Kanyakumari
Northern end is Varanasi
Per state distribution
Tamil Nadu 627 km or 390 mi
Karnataka 125km or 78mi
Andhra Pradesh 754km or 469mi
Maharashtra 232km or144mi
Madhya Pradesh 504km or 313mi
Uttar Pradesh 128km or 80mi
Primary destination of the highway
The highway passes through various cities and towns out of which the major destinations are Varanasi - Rewa - Jabalpur - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Salem -Nammakal - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Virudhunnagar - Kovilpatti - Tiruneliveli – Kanyakumari.
State Wise List Of National Highway 7
State | Route | Length in the state |
Assam | From Meghalaya Border - Badarpur - Karimganj - Patharkandi up to Tripura Border | 111 km (69 mi) |
Karnataka | From Maharashtra border - Nippani - Sankeshwar - Belgaum - Dharwad - Hubli - Haveri - Ranebennur - Davangere - Chitradurga - Sira - Tumkur - Nelamangala - Bangalore - Hoskote - Kolar - Mulbagal - Up to Andhra Pradesh border |
700 km (430 mi) |
Madhya Pradesh | From UP border - Mauganj - Mangawan - Rewa - Katni - Jabalpur - Lakhnadon - Seoni - Gopalganj - Khawasa up to Maharashtra border. |
504 km (313 mi) |
Maharashtra | From MP border - Deolapar - Nagpur - Hinganghat - Karanji up to Andhra Pradesh border. | 232 km (144 mi) |
Meghalaya | Nongstoin - Shillong up to Assam border | 277 km (172 mi) |
Mizoram | From Tripura Border - Tukkalh - Mamit - Sairang - Aizawl | 165 km (103 mi) |
Tamil Nadu | From Karnataka Border - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Namakkal - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai -Virudhunagar - Sattur - Kovilpatti - Tirunelveli - Nanguneri - Vattakottai up to Kanniya Kumari |
627 km (390 mi) |
Tripura | From Assam Border - Ambassa - Agartala - Udaipur - Sabroom | 335 km (208 mi) |
Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi - Mirzapur - Lalganj - Baraundha up to M.P. Border | 128 km (80 mi) |
NH7 passes through some of the major states of India joining the two far ends of the country together.
The Indian government stands proud with the national highway authority of India making and maintain such a dense system of roads which leave a direct mark on the economy of the country. These highways have always been a high mode of transportation for the country. Enlisted below is a tabloid version of the route plan for the highway.List Of National Highways: