Sukchar
| Sukchar সুকচর | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood in Kolkata (Calcutta) | |
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Great Trigonometrical Survey Tower at Sukchar girja. | |
  Sukchar Location in Kolkata | |
| Coordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.71°N 88.39°ECoordinates: 22°43′N 88°23′E / 22.71°N 88.39°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| City | Kolkata |
| Railway station | Sodepur |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 700115 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dum Dum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Panihati |
Sukchar is a place in north Kolkata, formerly Calcutta. It is a part of Panihati Municipality under Barrackpore sub-division and kolkata city of the state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.[1]
Transport
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
History
It is a neighbor of Sodepur under Panihati Municipality,[2] in the Barrackpore sub division, under Khardaha Police Station, Barrackpur City Police.
References
- ↑ "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ↑ ":: Welcome to Panihati Municipality ::". Panihatimunicipality.in. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sukchar. |
Kolkata/Northern fringes travel guide from Wikivoyage