Sukchar or Sukhchar is a locality which consists of two municipalities: Panihati & Khardah under Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.This area is served by the Khardah police station of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.Sukchar has many historical & religious significance.
Sukchar | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Great Trigonometrical Survey Tower at Sukchar Church | |
  Sukchar Location in West Bengal, India  Sukchar Sukchar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.71°N 88.39°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Region | Greater Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Panihati Municipality, Khardaha Municitpality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 700115 |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Panihati, Khardah |
Geography
editSukchar is mainly consists of whole 1, 2 no ward & western part of 14 no ward of Panihati Municipality and also southern part of ward no 20,21,22 of Khardah Municipality are considered as sukchar.Sukcar mouza area (622acre) was 2nd largest mouza of Panihati municipal area after Natagarh mouza.
Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
editThe following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dumdum (M), North Dumdum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).[1]
Sukchar Post office (pin 700115) is situated at 1 no ward of Panihati Municipality.[2]
Transport
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The place is well connected by both roadways and railways. B.T. Road passes through Sukchar.[3]
78 is the most frequent bus in Sukchar which runs from Barrackpore Court to Esplanade. Besides many buses connect Sukchar to various neighbourhoods - 81/1 (Barasat to Rajchandrapur), 214A (Sodepur Girja/Sukchar Church to Esplanade), C28 and S32 (Barrackpore Court to Howrah Station), S11 (Nilganj to Esplanade), E32 (Nilganj to Howrah Station) etc.
Khardaha railway station and Sodepur railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line are located nearby.[4][3]
Education
editThe high schools here are:
- Sukchar karmadaksha chandrachur vidyayatan (for boys) (Bengali medium),
- Sukchar satadal balika vidyayatan (for girls) (Bengali medium),
- St. Xavier's Institution (Co-Education) (English medium),
- Sukchar Kedarnath Poddar High School (Co-Education) (Hindi medium)
The primary schools here are:
- Sukchar Bhawanipur Prathomik Vidyayatan (Co-Education) (Bengali medium),
- Sukchar Kedarnath Poddar Primary School (Co-Education) (Hindi medium),
- Sukchar Nolin Smriti Vidyayatan (Co-Education) (Bengali medium),
- Sukchar Jayprakash Nagar Prathomik Vidyayatan (Co-Education) (Bengali medium),
- St. Xavier's Institution (Co-Education) (English medium),
- Sukchar Kalitala Primary School (Co-Education) (Bengali medium),
- sukchar satadal balika vidyayatan (Prathamik Vibhag) (Co-Education) (Bengali medium)
Most of the people in Sukchar are service personnel either in Government sector, semi- government sector or in private sectors. There are some industries running successfully in the vicinity of this area. Sukchar has got many historical aspects like resthouse of Rabindranath Tagore, Baromandir Ghat, Kalitala Ghat, Bazar Para Ghat.
Religious places
edit- Sukchar Kalitala Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
- Kathia Baba Ashram
- Balak Brahmachari Ashram
- Tin Murti Mandir
- Sri Sai Devsthan
- Dayanada Ashram
References
edit- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ ":: Welcome to Panihati Municipality ::". Panihatimunicipality.in. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
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Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage
