Mandarmani is a seaside resort village in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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, and lies in

East Midnapore Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...

district, at the northern end of the

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. It is one of the largest seaside resorts of West Bengal, fast-developing.Any inquiry or advance booking call 9093776417

Geography

Location

It is almost 180 km from

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

Airport on the Kolkata - Digha route. Red crabs crawling around the 13 km long beach is a special attraction of Mandarmani. It was argued to be the longest driveable (drive in) beach in

. It is located under Contai Sub division area. Geomorphologically, this area has relatively low waves than nearer tourist beach of Digha. However still this beach is deposition with formation of neo dunes in several areas specially around Dadanpatrabar.

Etymology

Initially, after its discovery, this beach was named Mandarboni and also Madar Mani. But with time it came to be known as Mandarmani.

How to go

Mandarmani can be best reached by road, however local police currently restricts private cars to drive across the beach. A proper road has been built allowing tourists to reach their hotels from the backside. The nearest railway station is Contai and Ashapurna Devi railway station and the nearest airport is

. There are also multiple buses running every half-hour from 7 am till 6 pm.

By car

From Kolkata, after crossing the

Vidyasagar Setu Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. Opened in 1992, with a total length of , Vidyasagar Setu is the first and longes ...

, Kona Expressway leads to Mumbai Road. As the total drive takes about 3.5–4 hours from Kolkata via Kolaghat and Nandakumar. From Nandakumar there is a right turn towards Contai. In the said Kolkata- Digha highway there is stoppage named Chawalkhola where a left side village road ends at a sea-side village called Mandarmani. There are two toll plazas on the route at Dhulagori and Sonapetya.

By Train

Mandarmani does not have a railway station. Contai (17 km) and Digha (30 km) are the nearest railway stations, well connected to major cities. Cabs and buses are available from the railway stations to reach Mandarmani.

Activities

The beach is the primary attraction offering tourists to enjoy the sea from early morning to late afternoon. From 3 PM onwards, people head out nearer resorts where beach bikes, ropeway etc. can be availed. There are also a string of local shops selling shells, handmade jewellery and handicrafts. A few locals also offer groups to take trip towards the mohana (Estuary) during sunset.

Gallery

File:Mandarmani,_East_Midnapur,_West_Bengal.jpg, Mandarmani beach File:Mandarmani_sea.jpg, Mandarmani sea beach File:Mandarmani Ghat - Dadanpatrabarh - East Midnapore 2015-05-02 8999.JPG, Mandarmani ghat File:Mesmerising Mandaramani.jpg, Mandarmani beach

References

External links

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MIDNAPORE.IN - Legacy of Midnapore

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