National Highway 81 (India)

National Highway 81, commonly referred to as NH 81, is a highway connecting the city of Coimbatore to Chidambaram in South India.^[1] This highway was previously part of old national highways 67 and 227 but subsequent to rationalisation of national highway numbers of India by Gazette notification on 5 March 2010 it was changed to National Highway 81.^[2] This national highway is 321.4 km (199.7 mi) long and runs entirely in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[3]

National Highway 81
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Length	321.4 km (199.7 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Coimbatore
East end	Chidambaram
Location
Country	India
States	Tamil Nadu: 321.4 km (199.7 mi)
Primary destinations	Kangeyam, Karur, Kulithalai, Tiruchirappalli, Jayankondam, Kattumannar koil
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 544 → NH 32

Route

Highway Number	Source	Destination	Via	Length (km)
81	Coimbatore	Chidambaram	Palladam, Kangeyam, Vellakoil, Karur, Kulithalai, Tiruchirappalli, Lalgudi, Pullampadi, Kallakudi, Keezhapalur, Jayankondam, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Kattumannarkoil	321.4

Junctions

NH 544 Terminal near Coimbatore.^[1]

NH 381 near Avinashipalayam (Kangeyam)

NH 381A near Vellakoil (Kangeyam)

NH 44 near Karur

NH 38 near Tiruchirappalli

NH 136 near Paluvur(Keezhapalur)

NH 36 near Gangaikonda Cholapuram

NH 32 Terminal near Chidambaram.^[1]

See also

• List of national highways in India
• List of national highways in India by state