National Highway 183 (India)

National Highways 183 (NH 183) is located in India. It connects Kollam in Kerala with Dindigul in Tamil Nadu.[1] Starting from NH 66 in Kollam city – The Cashew Capital of the World, it runs northwards and turns east at Kottayam and runs along the northern border of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary before crossing the border into Tamil Nadu and end near Dindigul, where it joins NH 83(Coimbatore - Nagapattinam). This highway was previously known as NH 220.

National Highway 183
NH-183 near Thevally in Kollam city
Route information
Length342 km (213 mi)
Major junctions
FromKollam, Kerala
ToDindigul, Tamil Nadu
Location
StatesTamil Nadu: 132km
Kerala: 210 km
Primary
destinations		Theni,

Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, Kumily, Peermade, Kanjirapally,

Pampady, Kottayam, Changanassery, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Charummoodu, Bharanikkavu, Kollam
Highway system
← NH 66→ NH 45

Route

Kerala

Kollam→ Thevally →Mathilil→Anchalumoodu → Kundara → East Kallada → Bharanikkavu → Chakkuvally → Thamarakkulam → Charummoodu→ Mankamkuzhy → Chengannur → Thiruvalla → Changanassery → Kottayam → Pampady→Kodungoor→Ponkunnam → Kanjirapalli → Podimattom → Mundakayam → Peruvanthanam → Kuttikkanam → Peermade → Vandiperiyar → Kumily

Tamil Nadu

Gudalur, Cumbum, Uthamapalayam, Chinnamanur, Virapandi, Theni, Periyakulam, Batlagundu, Devadanapatti and Dindigul.[2]

National Highway 183A

A new highway National Highway 183A (India) was declared in March 2014 which runs from Panmana Titanium Junction in (near Kollam) to Vandiperiyar via Thevalakkara - Kovoor - Sasthamkotta - Bharanikavu- Kadampanad - Manakkala - Adoor - Anandapally – Thattayil – Kaipattoor – Omalloor – Pathanamthitta – Mylapra – Mannarakulanji – Kumplampoika – Vadasserikara – Perunad – Lahai – Plappally - Gavi - Vandiperiyar. This highway is a shorter route to Vandiperiyar from Adoor via, Kaipattoor, Pathanamthitta rather than the long route from Kottayam.

References
  1. Details of National Highways passing through Kerala
  2. Google maps


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