About Asansol
Digha to Asansol distnce : 297 km
Estimated travel time : 7 hours
Digha to Asansol is one of the popular tourist route. Asansol is a city in Burdwan District of West Bengal in India is one of the fast growing city of India that attract the tourist to explore the hidden beauty of the country. It is also well known for it's expansive coal mines in the country.
Asansol, a metropolitan city is situated on the bank of the Damodar river and Ajay rivers. The city gets its name form the "Asan", a species of tree that grown on the bank of the River Damodar and "sol" refers to land means land of the Asan tree. This small city is quite famous for the Biharinath Hill, Gunjan Ecological Park, Ghanghar Buri Water Fall and many natural sites along with many religious temple like Ghagar Buri Chandi Mata Temple, The Kalyaneshwari Temple and Biharinath Temple that attract the tourists from the local and far area to visit the unexplorable town of Bengal. Also there are many sites in and around of the town Churulia, Searsol, Durgapur, Bishnupur, Jaydev Kenduli, Bakreshwar and Joychandi Pahar the only hill station of the Asansol.
Taxi from Digha to Asansol is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Digha to Asansol by car is well connected through NH 14 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Digha to Asansol distance is 297 Km and is 7 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Daruha - Shiv Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple
Jaleswar - Jhadeswar Mahadev Temple, Mosque, Subarnarekha River, Nandika Temple
Monoharpur - Mogalmari Bauddha Mahavihara, Shree Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Temple
Narayangarh - Bramhani Temple, Bajrangi Temple, Shitla Mata Mandir
Midnapore - Kangsabati Dam, Jagannath Mandir, Jora Masjid, Kali Mandir, View point of Anicut Structure
Salboni - Maa Kali Mandir, Mahadev Mandir, Durga Mata Temple
Garhbeta - Shiv Temple, ISKCON Temple, Laxmi Janardan & Gandeswari Temple, Chandeswar Temple
Bishnupur - Madan Gopal Temple, Jor Mandir, Ras Mancha, Radha Binod Temple, Gumghar
Bankura - Ekteswar Shiv Temple, Dwarkeswar River, Kali Mata Temple, Satighat Chhinnamasta Temple
Gobindadham - Baba Bhairab Raj Mandir, Shiv Temple, Durga Mata Mandir
Gangajalghati - Kali Mata Temple, Durga Mata Temple, Forest View Point
Mejia - Manasha Mandir, Kali mata Mandir, Mosque, Damodar River, Hanuman Temple
Raniganj - Durga Mata Mandir, Gurudwara Sahib, Dharam Raj Mandir, Kali Mata Temple