National Highway 50 (India) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

National Highway 50, or NH 50, is a National Highway in 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...

that runs completely within the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. The highway connects the cities of Nasik, Sangamner

Sangamner

Sangamner is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra state in India. It is situated on the Pravara River and it is one of the most developed cities in the area. The city got its name because it is on the site of the confluence of three rivers in the area:...

, Narayangaon

Narayangaon

Narayangaon ,is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.Narayangaon is one of the important towns in Junnar Taluka , popular for its natural beauty...

, Khed

Khed

Khed is an industrial city with a municipal council in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is surrounded by a number of villages, including Khopi, Savnas, Bahirwali, Furus, Karji, Tise, Rajawel, Panhalje, Lote, Kondivali, Shiv, Mani, Nandgaon, Ashti, Shirgaon, Sakhroli,...

and Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

. The road is part of the National Highway network of India

Indian highways

The National Highways Network of India, is a network of highways that is managed and maintained by agencies of the Government of India. These highways measured over as of 2010, including over of limited-access Expressways....

, and it is officially listed as running over 192 km (119.3 mi) from Nasik to Pune. Along with the NH 3

National Highway 3 (India)

National Highway 3 , commonly referred to as the Mumbai-Agra Highway, is a major Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states in India...

and the NH 4

National Highway 4 (India)

National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...

highways, this highway forms a triangular road network between the cities of Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, Pune

Pune

and Nasik.

Districts, Cities, Towns & Villages connected

The highway passes through the state of Maharashtra only.

Nashik District
Nashik district
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Nashik district has an area of 15,530 square kilometres...
- Sinnar
  Sinnar
  Sinnar is a city and a municipal council in Sinnar taluka of Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Sinnar is located at . It has an average elevation of 651 metres . Sinnar is one of the major industrial zones built around city of Nashik. It lies 30 km southeast of...
  
  - Nandur-Shingote
Ahmadnagar District
- Sangamner
  Sangamner
  Sangamner is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra state in India. It is situated on the Pravara River and it is one of the most developed cities in the area. The city got its name because it is on the site of the confluence of three rivers in the area:...
  
  - Ghargaon
  Ghargaon
  Ghargaon is an old village in a municipal council Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.- Historical monuments :The place consists of:* Shivlinga, i.e. Temple of Lord Shiva-"Naganath Maharaj"* Firangai mata Temple...
  
  - Bote
Pune District
Pune District
Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Pune city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 7,232,555, making it the fourth most populous district in India . Urban population comprises 58.08% of the total population...
- Alephata - Narayangaon
  Narayangaon
  Narayangaon ,is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.Narayangaon is one of the important towns in Junnar Taluka , popular for its natural beauty...
  
  - Manchar
  Manchar
  Lake Manchar is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of Asia's largest. It is located west of the Indus River, in Dadu District, Sindh. The area of the lake fluctuates with the seasons from as little as 350 km² to as much as 520 km²...
  
  - Khed
  Khed
  Khed is an industrial city with a municipal council in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is surrounded by a number of villages, including Khopi, Savnas, Bahirwali, Furus, Karji, Tise, Rajawel, Panhalje, Lote, Kondivali, Shiv, Mani, Nandgaon, Ashti, Shirgaon, Sakhroli,...
  
  - Chakan
  Chakan
  Chakan may mean:*Chakan: The Forever Man, a video game published by Sega of America, June 8, 1992*Chakan, Maharashtra a census town in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India*Chakan, Jalal-Abad, a village in Kyrgyzstan...
  
  - Bhosari
  Bhosari
  Bhosari is a prominent place in Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra state, India.-History:The original name of Bhosari is Bhojapur, which was the capital of King Bhoj, a well-known king who ruled central parts of India two thousand years ago...

External links

http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh50-driving-directions-map.html NH 50 map on MapsofIndia

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