| Sukchar | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.71°N 88.39°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | North 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Kolkata |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Panihati Municipality, Khardaha Municitpality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.55 |
| Elevation M: | 15 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | 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 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Panihati, Khardah |
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 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.
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 Post office (pin 700115) is situated at 1 no ward of Panihati Municipality.[2]
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]
The high schools here are:
The primary schools here are:
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.