Tourist places around Digha
Mukut Manipur is a tourist place around Digha, located near the confluence of the Kansa Vati and Kumari rivers in the Bankura district of the Indian state of West Bengal. Mukutmanipur is a popular place for tourists in winter as a picnic spot for temples and river board tours. In 1956, the then Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy constructed a huge dam across the Kumari and Kansa vati rivers at Mukutmanipur. Irrigation systems and various tourist centers have been built around this dam. Tourists visiting Mukutmanipur can take a board ride on the dam’s waters and travel to various places. For example, there are Mush Fire Na View Point, Ban pukuria Deer Park, Pareshnath Temple, the confluence of Kumari and Kangsa vati Rivers. There is a Youth Hotel at Mukutmanipur under the initiative of West Bengal State Government for accommodation. There are also various resorts here.
The nearest railway station to Mukutmanipur is Bankura. The distance from Kolkata to Bankura is 230 km, the distance from Bankura to Mukut Mani is 50 km. There are various bus realizations from Kolkata or Howrah besides Expresses from Howrah station are Chakradharpur Express,Bakaro stell city Express, Ranchi intercity Express, Purulia SF Express. Available Express from santragachi are Ruposhi bangla Express, Aranyak Express, Porbandar kaviguru Express, Samarsata SF Express.
