Digha Tourism, Bihar India
(Digha is also known as Beerkul)
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Digha Fast Facts
- State: Bihar
- District: Purba Medinipur
- Famous for/as: Beaches
- Altitude: 6 m
- Language: Bengali, Hindi
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: Summer 23 to 37°C, Winter 3 to 20°C
- Clothing: Tropical
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 800018
- STDCode: 03220
Digha Info
Tourist Bureau, Government of West Bengal, 3/2 B.B.D. Bag, Kolkata - 700 001.
Tel: 2248-8271.
Digha, India Overview
Digha is West Bengal's most popular sea resort. It is located 187 KM south west of Kolkata. Digha has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach extending upto 7KM in length and has gentle rolling waves. The scenic beauty of this place is charming and alluring. The beach is girdled with Casuarina plantations along the coast enhancing its beauty. These trees apart from beautifying also aid in reducing erosion of the dunes. One can view both sunrise and sunset at the Digha sea beach. The sunset and sunrise reflecting the salty waters of the Bay of Bengal is something straight off an artist's canvas.
The sea at Digha is calm and shallow for about a mile from the beach making it quite safe for swimming. Digha, originally known as Beerkul during Warren Hasting's time was discovered in the late 18th century by the British. It is mentioned as the ‘Brighton of the East' in one of Hastings' letters (1780AD) to his wife.
In 1923, an English tourist named John Frank Smith was charmed by the beauty of Digha and started living here.His writings about Digha slowly gave exposure to this place. After independence, he convinced Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, who was the erstwhile chief minister of West Bengal to develop Digha as a beach resort.
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Digha, India History
Originally, there was a place called Beerkul, where Digha lies today. This name was referred in Warren Hastings's letters as Brighton of the East.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.