National Highway 18 (NH 18)(combination of old NH 32, NH 33 and NH 5) is a National Highway in

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. It originates from Gobindpur,

Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with P ...

and terminates at Balasore,

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covering 361 km (224 mi) distance. It passes through

city,

Mahuda Mahuda is a census town in Baghmara CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Mahuda is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in th ...

, Chas,

Purulia Purulia is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River. Geography Location Purulia is located at . It has an average ele ...

, Balarampur, Jamshedpur,

Ghatshila Ghatshila is a census town in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Legend says that the royal family of the Kingdom of Dhalbhum had originated from ...

Baharagora Baharagora is a village in the Baharagora CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History Baharagora CD block was established in 1956. Geography Location Baharagora is loca ...

, Baripada and Balasore. It was earlier NH32 but it got changed in 2012.

References

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