Sankarpur braided with its sun-bathed beaches and lush greens is still a virgin beach as it has been very recently discovered as a tourist destination. Sankarpur virtually offers all the pleasures of a private beach.
10 km from Digha sankarpur has by now established itself as one of the most frequented tourist spot. Dotted with sea resorts, hotels, and tourist lodges and other facilities Sankarpur is now a name to bank upon to enjoy the holidays. Small private places for accommodation are also available in sankarpur.
From Kolkata one can go Sankarpur by bus. Shankarpur is very close to Digha and the place can therefore be reached by taking any bus going to Digha. The sea beach is a 15-minutes ride by a car from Choddomile.Tourists can also reach Sankarpur by train. The train starts from Kolkata(Hawrah) on certain days of the week. Sankarpur is simply not a great beach with stumps of trees scattered all over the place but one can also see an endless stretch of sea, kissing the beach. Although the Sankarpur beach is more or less sandy yet at some places the beach is even muddy.
Seafood like prawns, pomfret, bhetki, rohu (a from of carp) etc are sufficient enough to pamper the palate of any traveler. One can also try some vegetables food like mochar ghonto, aloo posto, aloor dum (Bengali style), Kashmiri aloo dum etc. None can leave Shankarpur without relaxing on the beach on a full moon night whilst gazing at the silent reflection of the moon dance.
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(Last Updated on : 14/06/2010)
