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For the operating interurban multilane divided highway assessment of Level of Service is very important. In the sequence of assessment of the level of service, capacity estimation is very important. To estimate capacity efficiently microscopic simulation model developed for interurban multilane divided state highway SH-27 which connects two important cities of M.P. To obtain space mean speed, classified traffic volume count, the projected area of vehicles, and free-flow speed traffic data was collected using videography in the field and extracted using traffic data extractor. The first capacity was estimated using the traditional method for SPCU and DPCU and also estimated capacity using Indo-HCM method and in last using microscopic simulation model microscopic simulation software VISSIM-21. To check the validity of the developed simulation model, simulated traffic parameters and field traffic parameters were compared and also given static validation to the model. Capacities estimated from various methods were compared. Differences between capacities are not significant so this validated model used for capacity estimation of SH-27, subsequently Level of Service can be assessed using capacity estimated by the microscopic simulation model.