Kolkata to Netarhat via Asansol, Purulia, Muri, Ranchi - Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route for road trip

Indian Roadie Preferred Route, Motoring Route, Driving Route, Road Route, Best Route for road trip from 

Kolkata to Netarhat via Asansol, Raghunathpur, Purulia, Muri, Ranchi, Lohardaga  

(Kolkata_Netarhat), 

Kolkata to Ranchi via Asansol, Purulia, Muri 

(Kolkata_Ranchi), 

Durgapur to Netarhat 

(Durgapur_Netarhat), 

Durgapur to Ranchi via Asansol, Purulia, Muri 

(Durgapur_Ranchi), 

Asansol to Netarhat via Raghunathpur, Purulia, Muri, Ranchi, Lohardaga  

(Asansol_Netarhat), 

Asansol to Ranchi 

(Asansol_Ranchi), 

Purulia to Netarhat 

(Purulia_Netarhat): 

Kolkata (Salt Lake Stadium) ---- NSCBI Airport ---- Belgharia Expressway ---- Nivedita Setu over Hooghly River ---- Nivedita Setu Toll Plaza ---- Intersection of NH19 and NH16 ---- Dankuni Toll Plaza, NH19, WB ---- Durgapur Expressway starts. Keep driving on NH19 upto Allahabad bypass --- Singur ---- BPCL COCO Gopalpur Filling Station, NH19, Gopalpur + Azad Hind Dhaba on left --- Palsit Toll Plaza --- Shaktigarh ---- Burdwan/ Bardhaman bypass (Nababhat) ---- Galsi ---- Budbud ---- Kanksa ---- Panagarh bypass on NH19 (ROR: Illambazar 22 kms, Bolpur 40 kms, Shantiniketan, Dubrajpur 48 kms, Suri 70 kms) --- Rajbandh (BPCL, IOCL oil terminal on left) ---- Banskopa Toll Plaza ---- Durgapur (Muchipara) (ROL: Durgapur Barrage 6 kms, Barjora 13 kms, Bankura 47 kms, Bishnupur 64 kms) ---- Durgapur (DVC More) (ROL: Durgapur Railway Station, Durgapur Barrage, Barjora, Bankura, Bishnupur) ---- Durgapur (City Center on right of NH19) ---- Andal ---- Raniganj (Punjabi More) (ROL: Mejia 10 kms, Bankura 53 kms) ---- Searsole ---- Chanda Morh ---- Nigha/ Ninga ---- Asansol bypass starts (WB) (Kalipahari flyover on NH19. ROL: Asansol town) ---- Ghagarburi Kali Temple on right ---- Asansol  bypass (IOCL Asansol Energy Fuel Station, Ghagarburi on right of NH19) ---- Kalla crossing (ROR: Kazi Nazrul University. ROL: Asansol Railway Station) ---- Asansol bypass ends (IOCL Jubilee Pump + Asansol Engineering College on left at Sen Raleigh crossing) (WB) ---- Drive on NH19 ---- Neamatpur Dendua 4-point crossing (Exit NH19 and turn left. ROL: Disergarh 12 kms, Garhpanchakot 27 kms, Baranti 27 kms, Raghunathpur 40 kms, Purulia 80 kms. Avoid ROR: Rupnarayanpur, Chittaranjan 14 kms. Avoid RA: Varanasi, Delhi)) ---- Neamatpur (Old GT Road crossing. Keep driving on New IISCO Road. Avoid driving on ROR to Kulti, Barakar) ---- Sodepur (ECL workshop) ---- Dishergarh/ Disergarh, Paschim Bardhaman district (ROR: Sanctoria ECL HQ, Begunia, Barakar) ---- Damodar River bridge (Netaji Subhas Setu) ---- Parbelia (Purulia district, WB) ---- Hijuli ---- Nituria ---- Sarbari More (ROR: Panchet Dam 9 kms) ---- Panchakot (Garhpanchakot) ---- Gobag ---- Raghunathpur (college on left of road) (continue driving on SH5) ---- Shanka ---- HPCL Narayani Filling Station on left ---- Anara ---- Baraseni ---- Charra Petrol Pump ---- Gurguria ---- Purulia Ramkrishna Mission Vidyapith on left ---- Purulia town ---- Lagda ---- Sindri (WB) ---- Jaypur ---- Kotshila ---- Jhalda (Birsa More, WB) ---- Tulin (WB) ---- Subarnarekha River bridge is also the WB-JH border ---- Muri (JH) ---- Angara ---- Lalpur ---- Ranchi ---- Lohardaga ---- Ghagara ---- Netarhat (JH) 

Note: These are user generated best routes. 

Abbreviations used:  

RA = Road Ahead.
ROR = Road on Right.
ROL = Road on Left.
NH = National Highway.
SH = State Highway.
NE = National Expressway.  

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Asansol Energy (IOC filling station), NH2, Asansol organised a Sit & Draw Competition on 2017-02-11

Sit & Draw Competition organised by Asansol Energy (IOC filling station), NH2, Asansol on 2017-02-11.
It marked the week long 2nd anniversary celebration of the fast growing retail outlet of IndianOil under the jurisdiction of the company's Durgapur Divisional Office.

A 'customer connect' programme and an excellent marketing initiative by Sandip Samanta, the dynamic mentor of Asansol Energy.

A very cool Indian Roadie on his perch

A small but very very cool Indian Roadie on his perch from Murshidabad to Asansol and back.
He has a very quiet and zen-ish demeanour, not at all perturbed by the enormous interest he generates.

(Photo & content credit: Sandip Samanta)

Whistle of rear engine of Volvo B7R accelerating to 110 kmph

Accelerating to 110 kmph.
The whistle of the rear engine of the Volvo B7R as the turbo set in was sweet music for the ears even while I was following this beast in my VW Vento TDI.
This was on 2015-01-25 afternoon very near the crossing of NH6 and NH2.
The bus was plying on the Kolkata - Asansol route.

1969 North India drive in a Standard10 car with Baba Ma

In 1969 (hopefully, I'm getting the year right), when I was barely 7 years old, my parents took me out on a 3000+ kms drive from my hometown Barakar (near Asansol) to Allahabad, Agra, Faridabad, N.Delhi, Haridwar, DehraDun, Mussoorie, Nainital, Lucknow, Varanasi and back to Barakar in September/ October (during the Durga Puja vacation) in this miniature Standard 10 car that you get to see in the pic.
There was no Golden Quadrilateral and NH2 (popularly, known as the GT Road) had more potholes than bitumen on the road surface. I fail to fathom how 5 adults and 2 kids including my younger brother and me fitted into this matchbox
Thank you baba and ma for making me the Indian Roadie that I am today and for whatever professional success I've achieved in life.