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Digha

West Bengaltown

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Coordinates21.62°, 87.51°

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City facts

Overview

Digha, a town in West Bengal, India, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 21.622°, 87.507° situate Digha in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,723 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Digha.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
21.6225
Longitude
87.5069
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,173
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    150
  • Black Drongo
    Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    145
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    142
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    134
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    134
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    120
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    119
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    106

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in West Bengal

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,723

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,841
Avg daily Wikipedia views
61
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Digha

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library