Site Name: Digha.
Site Type: Digha Beach.
Location: Digha Beach, Kanthi, It is located at 21°37'3"N 87°30'32"E
Nearest Railway Station: Digha Rail Station 2 km.
Nearest Airport: Kolkata (180 km) is the nearest airport to Digha Beach.
How to Reach: Board a Bus from Esplanade (Kolkata) & get down at Digha.
Similar Places:
Mandarmani 15 km, Chandipur 57 km, Kalash Island Beach 110 km, Gona
137 km, Mechua Beach 148 km, Saramanta
Sea Beach 202 km, Puri Dham (Holy
City) 268 km, Antharvedi 846 km, Vodarevu
Beach 989 km, Marina Beach 1223 km.
Near by Places:
Amrabati 0.9 km, Digha Flag Station 0.9 km, Old Digha 1.8 km, Saripur(Jishu) 2.5 km, Patra Kutira 3.8 km, DEULIHAT 5.9 km, JAGANNATH PUR 6.3 km.
Near by Cities: Ramnagar 8.3 km, Baliapal 25 km, Kanthi
26 km, Mohanpur 29 km, Egra 34 km, Jaleswar 39 km, Jaleswar NAC 43 km, Kak Dweep75 km.
Digha is a seaside resort town in the
state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore district and at the
northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It is the most popular sea resort in the
West Bengal. Renowned for its
beaches, Digha is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Digha is the nearest and most popular sea resort of West Bengal. It is mostly famous as a weekend destination for Kolkatans.
It
is located 183 km from Kolkata/Howrah via Mecheda and 234 km via Kharagpur,
this proximity has probably helped this small hamlet to emerge as a popular
weekend getaway with number of good hotels and tourist lodges. Digha is
connected to Kolkata/Howrah by a highway and a rail-link via Tamluk. An English
tourist John Frank Smith started living here in 1923 and his writings provided
a good exposure to this place. He convinced West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan
Chandra Roy to develop this place to be a beach resort.
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