National Highway 163 (India)(old numbering)

National Highway 163
Route information
Length:	334 km (208 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Hyderabad, Telangana
	National Highway 7 in Hyderabad National Highway 9 in Hyderabad National Highway 16 at Bhopalpatnam
To:	Bhopalpatnam, Chhattisgarh
Location
States:	Telangana: 244 km Chhattisgarh: 36 km
Primary destinations:	Warangal - Venkatapuram
Highway system
Indian road network National Expressways State ← NH 155 NH 200 →

National Highway 163 (NH 163) is a National Highway in India that links Hyderabad in Telangana and Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh. The road till Warangal was already a state highway. It was extended and upgraded to a NH as the shortest route to connect Chhattisgarh to an important city. Earlier it was in NH 202.

Route

NH 163 at Aler town

National Highway 163 (India) on the outskirts of Uppal Kalan

• In Hyderabad city, the highway passes through Golnaka, Amberpet, Ramanthapur, Uppal Kalan and Ghatkesar areas along the northern banks of River Musi.
• The highway passes through Ghatkesar, Bhongir, Aleru, Jangaon, Raghunathpalle, Station Ghanpur, Warangal, Atmakur, Mallampalli, Mulug, Eturu Nagaram, Chandrupatla and Bhadrakali.^[1]
• It is arbitrarily calculated about 280 kilometers, in which the stretch in Telangana is about 244 kilometers and in Chhattisgarh 36 kilometers.
• The highway joins National Highway 16 (India) at Bhopalpatnam, but there is no bridge across River Godavari at Nagaram village so travelers have to go all the way to Bhadrachalam to get into Chhattisgarh.As on 16 Jan 2016, the 1.8 Kilometeres road bridge across the Godavari, connecting Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh and Eturunagaram in Telangana has been made available for the traveling public.
• The highway joins National Highway 7 (India) at Hyderabad.

Connecting

Name [2]	Relation	Status	Length	route	Remarks
NH163	3249370		334 km	N 63 near Bhopalpatnam, Venkatapuram, Warangal, N 44 near Hyderabad

References

1. Openstreetmap NH 163
2. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 2 September 2012.