National Highway 161A (India)

National Highway 161A, commonly as NH 161A, is a National Highway running through states of Karnataka and Maharashtra, with a total length 507 Kilometres that connects Akot, Maharashtra to Bidar, Karnataka. National Highway 161A joins the cities of Akot, Akola, Barshitakli, Mangrulpir, Manora, Digras, Arni, Mahur, Kinwat, Himayatnagar, Mudkhed, Waghala, Mukhed, Maharashtra–Karnataka border in central southern India with each other.^[1][2] It is an auxiliary route of National Highway 61.^[3][4]

National Highway 161A
Map of National Highway 161A in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 61
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India
Length	507 km (315 mi)
Existed	2022–present
Major junctions
North end	Akot, Maharashtra
Major intersections	Akot, Akola, Barshitakli, Mangrulpir, Manora, Digras, Arni, Mahur, Kinwat, Himayatnagar, Mudkhed, Waghala, Mukhed,
South end	Bidar, Karnataka
Location
Country	India
States	Maharashtra, Karnataka
Major cities	Akot, Akola, Barshitakli, Mangrulpir, Manora, Digras, Arni, Mahur, Kinwat, Himayatnagar, Mudkhed, Waghala, Mukhed, Aurad, Bidar
Primary destinations	Akot Akola Barshitakli Mangrulpir Manora Digras Arni Mahur Kinwat Himayatnagar Mudkhed Waghala Mukhed Aurad Boral Jonnekeri Kappekeri Santhpur Chatnal cross Shembelli cross Mustapur Kaudagaoun Ballur Koutha Janwada Markhal Chikpet Bidar
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 548C → NH 63

Junctions

• At Akola with NH 6 connecting Hajira, Surat, Dhule, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Sambalpur, Baharagora, Kolkata
• At Akola with NH 161 connecting Akola, Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Sangareddy, Hyderabad
• At Nanded with NH 222 connecting Kalyan, Ahmednagar, Pathardi, Parbhani, Basmat, Nanded, Nirmal
• At Nanded with NH 204 connecting Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Sangli, Pandharpur, Solapur, Tuljapur, Latur, Nanded, Arni, Yavatmal, Wardha, Buti Bori, Nagpur

States, districts, cities, towns and villages connected

The Maharashtra state.

1. Maharashtra State

• Akot
• Akola
• Barshitakli
• Mangrulpir
• Manora
• Digras
• Arni
• Mahur
• Kinwat
• Sawargaon Tanda
• Himayatnagar
• Mudkhed
• Waghala
• Mukhed

2. Karnataka State

• Aurad
• Boral
• Jonnekeri
• Kappekeri
• Santhpura
• Chatnal cross
• Shembelli cross
• Mustapur
• Kaudagaoun
• Ballur
• Koutha
• Janwada
• Markhal
• Chikpet
• Bidar

See also

• List of national highways in India