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Indian Road Signs

All 122 signs, with the most asked ones at the top. Names in English and हिन्दी.

Road signs are a big part of the learner licence test. Learn the shape and colour first — it tells you the type of sign even before you read it.

Shape / colourUsually means
Circle with a red borderProhibitory — something is not allowed
Blue circleMandatory — you must do this
Triangle with a red borderWarning — be careful ahead
Rectangle (blue / green)Information about places and facilities

🔥 Most asked signs

These signs come up again and again in the learner licence test. Learn these first.

#1Stop
Stopरुकिए
#2Give way
Give wayरास्ता दीजिए
#3No entry
No entryप्रवेश निषेध
#4No parking
No parkingपार्किंग निषेध
#5No stopping or standing
No stopping or standingरुकना या खड़ा होना मना है
#6Maximum speed limit 50 km/h
Maximum speed limit 50 km/hअधिकतम गति सीमा 50 किमी/घंटा
#7Horn prohibited
Horn prohibitedहॉर्न बजाना मना है
#8U-turn prohibited
U-turn prohibitedयू-टर्न मना है
#9Overtaking prohibited
Overtaking prohibitedओवरटेक करना मना है
#10Compulsory turn left
Compulsory turn leftअनिवार्य रूप से बाएँ मुड़ें
#11Pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian crossingपैदल यात्री पार पथ
#12School ahead
School aheadआगे स्कूल है
#13
Level crossing without gateबिना फाटक रेलवे क्रॉसिंग
#14
Cattleमवेशी
#15
Level crossing with gateफाटक सहित रेलवे क्रॉसिंग
#16
Traffic signals aheadआगे ट्रैफिक सिग्नल
#17Petrol pump
Petrol pumpपेट्रोल पंप
#18Hospital
Hospitalअस्पताल
#19P
Parkingपार्किंग
#20First aid post
First aid postप्राथमिक चिकित्सा केंद्र

Prohibitory signs

Things you must not do. Usually a circle with a red border (or a red slash). Breaking them is an offence.

30
Maximum speed limit 30 km/hअधिकतम गति सीमा 30 किमी/घंटा
Right turn prohibited
Right turn prohibitedदाएँ मुड़ना मना है
Left turn prohibited
Left turn prohibitedबाएँ मुड़ना मना है
All vehicles prohibited (both directions)
All vehicles prohibited (both directions)सभी वाहन मना हैं
Trucks prohibited
Trucks prohibitedट्रक मना है
Pedestrians prohibited
Pedestrians prohibitedपैदल यात्री मना हैं
Cycles prohibited
Cycles prohibitedसाइकिल मना है
Straight ahead prohibited
Straight ahead prohibitedसीधे जाना मना है
Vehicles prohibited in both directions
Vehicles prohibited in both directionsदोनों दिशाओं में वाहन मना हैं
Hand cart prohibited
Hand cart prohibitedहाथ गाड़ी मना है
Bullock cart prohibited
Bullock cart prohibitedबैलगाड़ी मना है
Load limit
Load limitभार सीमा
Height limit
Height limitऊँचाई सीमा
Width limit
Width limitचौड़ाई सीमा
Length limit
Length limitलंबाई सीमा
Axle load limit
Axle load limitएक्सल भार सीमा
End of all restrictions
End of all restrictionsसभी प्रतिबंध समाप्त
Tonga prohibited
Tonga prohibitedतांगा मना है
Bullock cart and hand cart prohibited
Bullock cart and hand cart prohibitedबैलगाड़ी और हाथ गाड़ी मना हैं

Mandatory signs

Things you must do. Usually a blue circle or rectangle with white symbols.

Compulsory turn right
Compulsory turn rightअनिवार्य रूप से दाएँ मुड़ें
Compulsory ahead only
Compulsory ahead onlyअनिवार्य रूप से सीधे चलें
Compulsory keep left
Compulsory keep leftअनिवार्य रूप से बाएँ चलें
One wayएक तरफा मार्ग
Compulsory sound horn
Compulsory sound hornहॉर्न बजाना अनिवार्य
Compulsory ahead or turn left
Compulsory ahead or turn leftसीधे या बाएँ मुड़ें
Compulsory ahead or turn right
Compulsory ahead or turn rightसीधे या दाएँ मुड़ें
Compulsory cycle track
Compulsory cycle trackअनिवार्य साइकिल ट्रैक
30
Compulsory minimum speed 30 km/hन्यूनतम गति 30 किमी/घंटा
Compulsory roundaboutअनिवार्य गोल चक्कर
Compulsory buses only
Compulsory buses onlyकेवल बसें
Compulsory pedestrians only
Compulsory pedestrians onlyकेवल पैदल यात्री
Main road ahead
Main road aheadआगे मुख्य सड़क
Slip road ahead
Slip road aheadआगे स्लिप रोड

Cautionary (warning) signs

Usually a triangle with a red border. They warn you of a hazard or change in the road ahead so you can slow down and be ready.

Right hand curve
Right hand curveदाएँ मोड़
Left hand curve
Left hand curveबाएँ मोड़
Right hair pin bend
Right hair pin bendदाएँ हेयरपिन मोड़
Left hair pin bend
Left hair pin bendबाएँ हेयरपिन मोड़
10%
Steep ascentतीखी चढ़ाई
10%
Steep descentतीखा ढलान
Narrow road ahead
Narrow road aheadआगे संकरी सड़क
Narrow bridge
Narrow bridgeसंकरा पुल
Slippery roadफिसलन भरी सड़क
Falling rocksचट्टान गिरने का खतरा
Dangerous dipखतरनाक गड्ढा
Hump or rough roadउभार या ऊबड़-खाबड़ सड़क
Cross road
Cross roadचौराहा
T-intersection
T-intersectionटी-चौराहा
Y-intersection
Y-intersectionवाई-चौराहा
Men at work
Men at workआगे काम चल रहा है
Right reverse bendदाएँ उलटा मोड़
Left reverse bend
Left reverse bendबाएँ उलटा मोड़
Side road right
Side road rightदाईं ओर सड़क
Side road left
Side road leftबाईं ओर सड़क
Roundabout
Roundaboutगोल चक्कर
Cycle crossing
Cycle crossingसाइकिल क्रॉसिंग
Road widens ahead
Road widens aheadआगे सड़क चौड़ी
Ferryनौका सेवा
Barrier aheadआगे अवरोध
Two-way traffic ahead
Two-way traffic aheadआगे दोतरफा यातायात
Loose gravelढीली बजरी
Gap in median
Gap in medianडिवाइडर में खुला स्थान
Major road ahead (cross)
Major road ahead (cross)आगे मुख्य सड़क (क्रॉस)
Major road ahead (T)
Major road ahead (T)आगे मुख्य सड़क (टी)
Reduced carriageway ahead (A)
Reduced carriageway ahead (A)आगे सड़क संकरी (प्रकार A)
Reduced carriageway ahead (B)
Reduced carriageway ahead (B)आगे सड़क संकरी (प्रकार B)
Staggered intersection (A)
Staggered intersection (A)ज़िगज़ैग चौराहा (A)
Staggered intersection (B)
Staggered intersection (B)ज़िगज़ैग चौराहा (B)
Y-intersection (left branch)
Y-intersection (left branch)वाई-चौराहा (बाईं शाखा)
Y-intersection (right branch)
Y-intersection (right branch)वाई-चौराहा (दाईं शाखा)
End of dual carriageway
End of dual carriagewayदोहरी सड़क समाप्त
Start of dual carriageway
Start of dual carriagewayदोहरी सड़क शुरू

Informatory signs

Usually a blue or green rectangle. They tell you about facilities, places and directions.

Parking (this side)
Parking (this side)पार्किंग (इस ओर)
Parking (both sides)
Parking (both sides)पार्किंग (दोनों ओर)
Eating place
Eating placeभोजनालय
Light refreshments
Light refreshmentsहल्का जलपान
Public telephone
Public telephoneसार्वजनिक टेलीफोन
Resting place
Resting placeविश्राम स्थल
Repair facility
Repair facilityमरम्मत सुविधा
Bus stop
Bus stopबस स्टॉप
Taxi stand
Taxi standटैक्सी स्टैंड
No through road
No through roadआगे मार्ग बंद (नो थ्रू रोड)
Direction sign (destination board)
Direction sign (destination board)दिशा सूचक बोर्ड
No through side road
No through side roadआगे बंद साइड रोड
Cycle stand
Cycle standसाइकिल स्टैंड
Police
Policeपुलिस
Auto-rickshaw stand
Auto-rickshaw standऑटो रिक्शा स्टैंड
Cycle-rickshaw stand
Cycle-rickshaw standसाइकिल रिक्शा स्टैंड
Taxi parking
Taxi parkingटैक्सी पार्किंग
Auto-rickshaw parking
Auto-rickshaw parkingऑटो रिक्शा पार्किंग
Cycle-rickshaw parking
Cycle-rickshaw parkingसाइकिल रिक्शा पार्किंग
Scooter and motorcycle parking
Scooter and motorcycle parkingस्कूटर/मोटरसाइकिल पार्किंग
Airport
Airportहवाई अड्डा
Railway station
Railway stationरेलवे स्टेशन
Pedestrian subway
Pedestrian subwayपैदल यात्री सबवे
Advance direction sign (three destinations)
Advance direction sign (three destinations)अग्रिम दिशा सूचक (तीन गंतव्य)
Roundabout direction sign
Roundabout direction signगोल चक्कर दिशा सूचक
Direction sign (arrow board)
Direction sign (arrow board)दिशा सूचक (तीर बोर्ड)
Direction sign (two places)
Direction sign (two places)दिशा सूचक (दो स्थान)
Distance board
Distance boardदूरी सूचक बोर्ड
Place name board
Place name boardस्थान नाम बोर्ड
Truck lay-bye
Truck lay-byeट्रक लेन-बाई
Toll booth ahead
Toll booth aheadआगे टोल बूथ
Note: These are simplified illustrations drawn for this website. Real signs may look slightly different in size, colour or detail, and some states add their own signs. Check your state's official handbook for the complete set.

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