National Highway 161 (India)

"NH 161" redirects here. For roads named NH 161 in other countries, see List of highways numbered 161.

National Highway 161, (may be referred to as NH 161), is a National Highway in India running through the states of Maharashtra and Telangana of India.^[1][2] The National Highway 161 joins the cities of Akola, Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Degloor, Bichkunda, Pitlam, Nizampet, Shankarampet(A), Jogipet, Sanga Reddy and Hyderabad in Central-Southern India with each other.^[3]

National Highway 161
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	430 km (270 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Akola
South end	Sangareddy
Location
Country	India
States	Maharashtra, Telangana
Primary destinations	Akola - Patur - Malegaon - Washim -Koulas -Hingoli - Nanded - biloli - Bichkunda - Pitlam-Jogipet - Sangareddy
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 53 → NH 65

Schematic map of National Highways in India

Junctions

• At Akola with NH 6 connecting Hajira - Surat - Dhule - Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Durg - Raipur - Mahasamund - Sambalpur - Baharagora - Kolkata
• At Akola with NH161A connecting Akot - Akola - Barshitakli - Mangrulpir - Digras - Arni - Mahur - Kinwat - Himayatnagar - Mudkhed - Nanded - Mukhed - Maharashtra-Karnataka border
• At Washim with NH 161E connecting Washim - Mangrulpir - Karanja - Hiwra Budruk on NH 6
• At Nanded with NH 222 connecting Kalyan - Ahmednagar - Pathardi - Parbhani - Basmat - Nanded - Nirmal
• At Nanded with NH 204 connecting Ratnagiri - Kolhapur - Sangli - Pandharpur - Solapur - Tuljapur - Latur - Nanded - Arni - Yavatmal - Wardha - Buti Bori - Nagpur
• At Sangareddy with NH 9 connecting Pune - Solapur - Omerga - Zaheerabad - Sangareddy - Secunderabad - Hyderabad - Suryapet - Vijayawada - Machilipatnam

States, districts, cities, towns and villages connected

The Maharashtra and Telangana are the two states connected by the NH 161.

Maharashtra

• Akola district
  • Akola - Kapshi - Patur
• Washim district
  • Malegaon - Washim
• Hingoli district
  • Hingoli - Kalamnuri
• Nanded district
  • Ardhapur - Nanded - Degloor

Telangana

• Kamareddy district
  • Madnoor - Bichkunda - Pitlam
• Sangareddy district
  • Nizampet - Jogipet - Sangareddy
• Medak district
  • Shankarampet(A)

See also

• List of National Highways in India
• National Highway (India)

References

1. "New highways notification dated August, 2012" (PDF). The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
2. "New highways notification dated March, 2013" (PDF). The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
3. "State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.06.2017". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

External links

• NH 161 on OpenStreetMap