Sukchar

Sukchar
Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta)
Great Trigonometrical Survey Tower at Sukchar girja.
Sukchar
Sukchar
Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.71°N 88.39°E / 22.71; 88.39Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.71°N 88.39°E / 22.71; 88.39
Country  India
State West Bengal
City Kolkata
Railway station Sodepur
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 700115
Lok Sabha constituency Dum Dum
Vidhan Sabha constituency Panihati

Sukchar is a part of Panihati Municipality in Barrackpore subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal. Panihati is part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The 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 is a part of Panihati municipality.[2]

Transport

Kolkata new proposed metro rout (Baranagar - Barrackpore)

The place is well connected by both roadways and railways.

Education

The 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 (Prathomik Bibhag) (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, Baromondir Ghat, Kalitala Ghat, Bazar Para Ghat.

Religious places

  • Sukchar Kalitala Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
  • Kathia Baba Ashram
  • Balak Brahmachari Ashram
  • Tin Murti Mandir
  • Sai Mandir
  • Dayanada Ashram

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ ":: Welcome to Panihati Municipality ::". Panihatimunicipality.in. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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