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Total length of rural roads in India was 2437255 Kms. as on 31st March 2015. The top 10 States/UTs in terms of total length of rural roads in India as on 31st March 2015 were: Maharashtra, Assam, Odisha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
As on 31st March 2015, total length of rural roads in Maharashtra was 267402 Kms. It accounted 10.97% of the total length of rural roads in India as on same period. As on 31st March 2015, total length of rural roads in Assam was 255389 Kms. It accounted 10.48% of the total length of rural roads in India as on same period. As on 31st March 2015, total length of rural roads in Odisha was 217919 Kms. It accounted 8.94% of the total length of rural roads in India as on same period. As on 31st March 2015, total length of rural roads in Karnataka was 184918 Kms. It accounted 7.59% of the total length of rural roads in India as on same period. As on 31st March 2015, total length of rural roads in Madhya Pradesh was 177060 Kms. It accounted 7.26% of the total length of rural roads in India as on same period.
The total length of rural roads in Bihar was 175373 Kms. as on 31st March 2015, accounted 7.2% of the total length of rural roads in India. The total length of rural roads in West Bengal was 169720 Kms. as on 31st March 2015, accounted 6.96% of the total length of rural roads in India. The total length of rural roads in Tamil Nadu was 165291 Kms. as on 31st March 2015, accounted 6.78% of the total length of rural roads in India. The total length of rural roads in Kerala was 127985 Kms. as on 31st March 2015, accounted 5.25% of the total length of rural roads in India. The total length of rural roads in Andhra Pradesh was 112787 Kms. as on 31st March 2015, accounted 4.63% of the total length of rural roads in India.
The above mentioned top 10 states accounted for 76.06% of the total length of rural roads in India as a whole as on 31st March 2015.
Note: Data figures are in Kms; For Rural Roads Excluding JRY Roads; Sources: State Rural Works Departments/ Local Self-Government Departments/State Panchayati Raj Departments/State Rural Road Departments and National Rural Road Development Agency, Ministry of Rural Development.
Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/basic-road-statistics-india-2013-14-and-2014-15
Resource Title: State/ UT-wise Total and Surfaced Length of Rural Roads in India as on 31st March 2015