Year, Category-wise Total and Surfaced Road Length in India
Data in table tells us about the year-wise total and surfaced road length of various types of roads like National highway, State highway, Other PWD roads, Panchayati Raj roads, JRY and PMGSY roads, rural roads, urban roads and project roads.
Note: Data is as of 31st March of each year.
Year, Category-wise Total and Surfaced Road Length in India
Data in table tells us about the year-wise total and surfaced road length of various types of roads like National highway, State highway, Other PWD roads, Panchayati Raj roads, JRY and PMGSY roads, rural roads, urban roads and project roads.
Note: Data is as of 31st March of each year.
Rows: 340
Columns: 6
Time period: 2001 to 2020
Last Updated: 29 April 2026
Data preview
year
road_category
road_property
value
unit
note
2020
National Highways
Surfaced
132995
value in Kilometer
2020
State Highways
Surfaced
177710
value in Kilometer
2020
District Roads
Surfaced
592587
value in Kilometer
2020
Rural Roads
Surfaced
2433780
value in Kilometer
road_category: values excludes JRY
2020
Urban Roads
Surfaced
442295
value in Kilometer
2020
Project Roads
Surfaced
166879
value in Kilometer
2020
Total
Surfaced
4129448
value in Kilometer
road_category: Total values include 9 lakh km length of rural roads constructed under JRY from 1990-1999
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. (2026). Year, Category-wise Total and Surfaced Road Length in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/903