Lovely Shankarpur

Shankarpur Sea Beach

 Shankarpur is a beach village in East Medinipur district of West Bengal. It is about 185 km from Kolkata and is touted to have the best beach In Eastern India. Shankarpur, a virgin beach as yet, is a recent discovery. It is a twin beach of Digha, around 14 km from Digha, along the Digha-Contai Road. Shankarpur has to its credit all the advantages of Digha, minus the crowd. Casuarina groves by the side of a gentle sea and good climate round the year make it a popular beach destination. Apart from the long, tree-lined beach, the main attraction is the Shankarpur Fishing Harbour Project.This beach is mostly empty except on weekends. The mornings are cool, when fishermen can be seen hauling their huge nets out of the sea. The morning sun reflecting on the sea waves in the east, and the local fish-boats on the coast offer excellent photographic opportunities.

Shankarpur itself is something of a surprise package, known to locals but largely hidden from the world. A secluded beach, it’s fringed by casuarinas and eucalyptus trees.The beach here does not draw the madding crowds like nearby Digha. You can walk on the beach chasing the sunset, up to a point where the delta of two small rivers stops you from going ahead. Friendly villagers sell you beautiful shells of varied shapes and hues, each coming at a princely sum of two rupees.

          Bus Service

         There is frequent bus service to Digha from Dharmatala bus stand of Kolkata and many                         other parts of West Bengal. It is almost a 5 hour journey from Kolkata. Bus service is also                   available from towns across West Bengal such as Midnapore, Bankura, Asansol, Bardhaman, Howrah, and, also from Orissa via Balasore (Baleswar). To go to Shankarpur you can get down at "14 Mile" or at "Ramnagar". From both of the places tracker service or van service is available.

Train Service

• 2857 Tamralipta express Howrah Dep time 6:40AM Digha flag station 10 AM
• 8001 Kandari express Howrah Dep time 7:50AM Digha flag station 12 PM
• 5722 Paharia express Howrah Dep time 2:15PM Digha flag station 5:50 PM
• 12847 Duronto Express Howrah Dep time 11:15AM Digha flag station 2.15 PM

Natural Beauty