Skip to content
Digha
EntityQ5275680· pop 12· linked from 194 articles

Digha () is a seaside resort town located in the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, it is a popular coastal tourist destination known for its low gradient and shallow sand beaches.

Weather now

cached 554h ago
29°overcast clouds
77% 6.6 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality
Ramnagar
Region
West Bengal
Country
India
Population
3,667
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Digha
Settlement.other_name
দীঘা
Settlement.native_name_lang
bn
Settlement.settlement_type
Seaside resort town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India West Bengal#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Purba Medinipur
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdivision
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Contai subdivision
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Development Authority
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Digha Sankarpur Development Authority (DSDA)
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
6

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Elevation
6
Official website
www.dsda.gov.in
Image
New Digha Beach 0221.JPG
Dialing code
3220
Show 2 more facts
Commons category
Digha
postal code
721428

via Wikidata · CC0

~8 min read

Article

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Police stations
  • Urbanisation
  • Hospital
  • Climate
  • Transport
  • Bus service
  • Train service
  • Air
  • Area
  • Places of interest
  • Marine Aquarium and Research Centre (MARC)
  • Jagannath Dham, Digha
  • Shiva Temple At Chandaneswar
  • Digha Gate
  • References
  • External links

Digha () is a seaside resort town located in the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, it is a popular coastal tourist destination known for its low gradient and shallow sand beaches.

Referred to as the "Brighton of the East" by Warren Hastings in one of his 1780 letters to his wife, Digha has remained a favored holiday spot for decades. It is West Bengal's most visited sea resort, with beaches that stretch over 7 km.

Gallery (3)

On the map

60 mapped locations

Available in 10 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0

Connections

Categories