Country India District Baleswar PIN 756083 Elevation 12 m | State Odisha Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration OD-01 | |
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Dagara is a coastal village in Baliapal block of Baleswar district of the Indian state of Odisha.
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Map of Dagara, Odisha 756083
Dagara, Chaumukha and Aladiha are the three coastal villages in Baliapal Block broadly used to mention about the closer seaside and beach. The beach is also made special with the presence of other beaches like Chandipur and Talasari of Baleswar district with red crabs, silvery sand, casuarina forest. People from various parts also visit to enjoy the pleasant picnic spot specially in Christmas and new year. Recently, beach festival has also been started.Fishing by small boats with the local fishing flock is very interesting. The Odisha state government has signed MOU with Chennai-based private company to make a port named Subarnarekha port.
Transport
The nearest bus stop to reach Dagara is Kalipada (9 km). Dagara is 64 km from Baleswar. The rail connection is Jaleswar (58 km). Another railway station Basta is 25 km away. The nearest airports are Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. Though it is not so well connected by rail, air conditioned and not air conditioned bus transportation is available to Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and various other parts of Odisha. One can also stay at Chandipur and book a car to travel to Niagara. It will take only about 2 hours to travel.