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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sukchar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Sukhchar
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline = Great Trigonometrical Survey Tower - Sukchar - North 24 Parganas 2012-04-11 9483.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Great Trigonometrical Survey Tower at Sukchar Church
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.71|N|88.39|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of West Bengal|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Panihati|Panihati Municipality]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =1.55
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 15
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 700115
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Panihati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Panihati]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.panihatimunicipality.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Sukchar''' (also known as '''Sukhchar''') is a neighbourhood in [[Panihati]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of the area covered by [[Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority]] (KMDA).<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| title =Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area| access-date =2007-09-03| publisher =Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000049/http://www.cmdaonline.com/kma.html| archive-date =2007-09-28}}</ref>

==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, Ghola|Chandpur]] (CT), [[Talbandha]] (CT), [[Patulia]] (CT), [[Kamarhati]] (M), [[Baranagar]] (M), [[South Dumdum]] (M), [[North Dumdum]] (M), [[Dum Dum]] (M), [[Noapara, India|Noapara]] (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | work= Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh |publisher= Census of India 2011 | access-date = 7 June 2018}}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File:Kolmetro.png|thumb|Kolkata new proposed Metro [[Pink Line (Kolkata Metro)|Pink Line]] ([[Baranagar]] - [[Barrackpore]])]]
The place is well connected by both roadways and railways. [[Barrackpore Trunk Road|B.T. Road]] passes through Sukchar.<ref name=google>Google maps</ref>

78 is the most frequent bus in Sukchar which runs from [[Barrackpore]] Court to [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]. Besides many buses connect Sukchar to various neighbourhoods - 81/1 ([[Barasat]] to [[Bally, Bally-Jagachha|Rajchandrapur]]), 214A (Sodepur Girja/Sukchar Church to [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]), C28 and S32 ([[Barrackpore]] Court to [[Howrah Station]]), S11 ([[Nilganj]] to [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]), E32 ([[Nilganj]] to [[Howrah Station]]) etc.

[[Khardaha railway station]] and [[Sodepur railway station]] on the [[Sealdah-Ranaghat line]] are located nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sealdah-kalyani-simanta-local-31311/16438/325/958#st | title = 31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local | work = Time Table | publisher = indiarailinfo | access-date = 21 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=google/>

== 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 (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==
* Sukchar Kalitala Siddheshwari Kali Mandir
* [[Kathia Baba]] Ashram
* Balak Brahmachari Ashram
* Tin Murti Mandir
* Sri Sai Devsthan
* Dayanada Ashram

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}

{{North 24 Parganas District}}
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Kolkata neighbourhoods}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

Sukchar - Revision history

MHNNoella384131: Creating A Data Initial Version