Mandarmoni | |
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 Mandarmani Sea Beach | |
  Mandarmoni Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Mandarmoni Mandarmoni (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:21°39′58″N87°42′18″E / 21.666°N 87.705°E /21.666; 87.705 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | East Medinipur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.36 km2 (9.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,307 |
| • Density | 492/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Nearest city | Kolkata |
| Sex ratio | 976♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 65% |
| Climate | average(Köppen) |
Mandarmani is a seaside resort village in the state ofWest Bengal,India, and lies inEast Midnapore district, at the northern end of theBay of Bengal. It is one of the largest seaside resorts of West Bengal, fast-developing.
It is almost 200 km fromKolkata Airport on the old Delhi route. Red crabs crawling around the 13 km long beach is a special attraction of Mandarmani. It was argued to be the longest drive-in beach inIndia.[1][2] 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.
Initially, after its discovery, this beach was named Mandarboni and also Madar Mani. But with time it came to be known as Mandarmani.[1]
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 isContai (17 km) andAshapurna Devi railway station and the nearest airport isKolkata.[3] There are also multiple buses running every half-hour from 7 am till 6 pm.
From Kolkata, after crossing theVidyasagar Setu, 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.
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.
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