National Highway 49 is National Highway in southern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It traverses coast-to-coast linking Cochin in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 with Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. It crosses the famous Pamban Bridge

Pamban Bridge

The Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge...

 before crossing into Rameshwaram island. The total length runs up to 440 km (273.4 mi).

Route

NH 49 starts from the junction of NH 47

NH 47

National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...

 at Kundannoor

Kundannoor

Kundannoor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India. It is the junction of three National Highways, namely NH 47, NH 49 and NH 47A....

 near Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

 and terminates at Rameswaram

Kerala: Cochin, Thripunithura, Thiruvankulam

Thiruvankulam

Thiruvankulam is a suburb of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated near Tripunithura, a town part of the Kochi Metropolitan Region. In the days of the Kochi and Travancore kingdoms, Thiruvankulam was a border village. The Kavaleeshwaram stream, now a canal, separated the...

, Puthencruz

Puthencruz

Puthencruz is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of Greater Cochin area. Puthencruz is one of the most developing villages in Ernakulam. Puthencruz plays a pivotal role in the connecting people from different places to Ernakulam, which lies in the outer...

, Kolenchery

Kolenchery

Kolenchery is a small town located on National Highway 49 , 27 km east of Cochin city in Ernakulam district of Kerala State, India. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The...

, Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...

, Kothamangalam

Kothamangalam

Kothamangalam is a town located in eastern part of Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala situated 45 km north east of Kochi City. It is located around 14 km north east to the town of Muvattupuzha. The town is situated in the foothills of the Western Ghats mountain ranges. It...

, Neriamangalam

Neriamangalam

Neriamangalam is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.. The nearest town is Kothamangalam-Demographics: India census, Neriamangalam had a population of 16134 with 8145 males and 7989 females....

, Adimali

Adimali

Adimali is a town in Idukki district of Kerala state, India.Adimali is located on the National Highway 49 connecting Kochi and Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Munnar, a famous hill station is about 30 km northeast of Adimali. The Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls are located nearby. Pepper cultivation...

, Munnar

Munnar

Munnar is one of the most popular hill station in Kerala and in southern India. Munnar is located on the Western Ghats, situated in the Idukki district....

, Devikulam and Poopara

Poopara

Poopara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Poopara had a population of 9950 with 4982 males and 4968 females....

Tamil Nadu: Bodinayakkanur

Bodinayakkanur

Bodinayakanur is a city and a municipality in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics:...

, Theni

Theni

Theni is a town in the Western Tamil Nadu state of South India. It is the headquarters of Theni District. It is known for the large-scale trading of Cardamom, Cotton, Grapes, chilli and Textiles. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India...

, Andipatti

Andipatti

Andipatti is a town in Theni district in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is on the bank of vaigai river with rich flora and fauna species. Its a valley surrounded by mountains and there is a theory saying Western Ghats starts from this place. Agriculture is the main economy of the town with...

, Usilampatti

Usilampatti

Usilampatti is a Town and a municipality in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the comparatively rich towns of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:...

, Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

, Tiruppuvanam

Sivaganga

Sivaganga, also known as Sivagangai, is a town and a municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Sivaganga district.-Geography:...

, Manamadurai

Manamadurai

Manamadurai is a panchayat town in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Manamadurai is located at It has an average elevation of 70 metres .shops-Demographics:...

, Partibamiyur, Paramakudi

Paramakudi

Paramakudi is a town, a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The river Vaigai flows through Paramakudi on its way to the Bay of Bengal.-Demographics and location:...

,Sathirakudi Ramanathapuram

Ramanathapuram

Ramanathapuram , also known as Ramnad, is a city and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district.-Tourism:...

, Mandapam

Mandapam

Mandapam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Mandapam is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres .-Demographics:...

, Pamban

Pamban

Pamban may refer to:*Pamban Bridge, a bridge on the Palk Strait which connects Rameswaram to mainland India*Pamban Island, an island located in the Palk Strait between peninsular India and Sri Lanka...

, Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi.

New Number

As part of the effort to rationalize the numbering of the National Highways, this highway had been re-numbered to NH 85

See also

• List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
• National Highways Development Project
  National Highways Development Project
  The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...
  
  

External links

• http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh49-driving-directions-map.html NH 49 on MapsofIndia.com