Kakarbhitta Explained

Kakarbhitta
Native Name:काँकडभिट्टा
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Province No. 1
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhapa
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:21366
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Elevation M:142
Coordinates:26.6467°N 88.1547°W
Scale:30000

Kakarbhitta (often written and pronounced Kakadbhitta or Kakarvitta) is a neighbourhood in Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa District of Province No. 1, southeastern Nepal.

Demographics

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Mechinagar had a population of 21,366 people living in 4147 individual households.[1]

Transport

Kakarbhitta is the eastern terminus of Nepal's east-west Mahendra Highway. at the country's eastern border with Darjeeling District, West Bengal state, India. The Panitanki neighborhood of Batasi is on the other side. There is a border checkpoint for customs and third country nationals. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross without restriction.

Traffic between Nepal, India and Bangladesh goes through Kakarbhitta.[2]

Kakarbhitta is 21 kilometers from Bhadrapur airport (Nepal), 105 kilometers from Biratnagar airport (Nepal) and 21.5 kilometers from Bagdogra airport (India).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 24 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 12 October 2008 .
  2. News: Nepal to Seek 10,000 Cows from India . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814175254/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Nepal-to-Seek-10000-Cows-from-India/2013/12/17/article1950463.ece . dead . August 14, 2014 . 17 December 2014 . IANS . Kathmandu . . Aug 8, 2014.