Digha
Bengal's first sea, for most of Bengal.
- Where
- Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.6383, 87.5094
Get the Digha stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Digha. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Digha
Talasari Beach 11 km
Where the Subarnarekha meets the sea at the Bengal border, with casuarina behind it.
Mandarmani 20 km
Thirteen kilometres of hard flat sand that vehicles drive on, and red crabs that move in sheets.
Raibania Fort 46 km
A triple moated fort in Balasore, one of the largest in eastern India and mostly jungle.
Chandipur Beach 54 km
The sea withdraws five kilometres twice a day here, and people walk out onto the seabed.
Sagar Island 63 km
An island in the Ganga delta a hundred kilometres below Kolkata, where the river finally reaches the sea.
Khirachora Gopinatha Temple 66 km
A temple at Remuna where Krishna is said to have stolen condensed milk for a devotee.
Bakkhali 78 km
Sand, casuarina and no hawkers.
Joranda Falls 119 km
A single drop of a hundred and fifty metres in Simlipal, best seen from the far side.
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Questions
Where is Digha?
Digha is in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Talasari Beach (11 km), Mandarmani (20 km), Raibania Fort (46 km).
How do I get the Digha stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Digha and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Digha before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.