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Digha
West Bengaltown
Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves150
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves145
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves142
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves134
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves134
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves120
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves119
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves106
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in West Bengal
- Contai18.8 mi away · pop. 92,226
- Belda32.8 mi away
- Haldia45.4 mi away · pop. 200,762
- Kakdwip46.9 mi away · pop. 19,368
- Mahishadal49.6 mi away
- Durgachak51 mi away
- Balichak51 mi away
- Kharagpur51.5 mi away · pop. 207,600
- Tamluk53.3 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Panskura55.4 mi away
- Medinipur56.3 mi away · pop. 169,300
- Diamond Harbour58.9 mi away · pop. 41,802
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library