Kakarbhitta

Kakarbhitta
काँकडभिट्टा
Neighbourhood
Nepal-India Border Gate at Kakarbhitta
Nepal-India Border Gate at Kakarbhitta
Kakarbhitta is located in Nepal
Kakarbhitta
Kakarbhitta
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°38′48″N 88°09′17″E / 26.64667°N 88.15472°E / 26.64667; 88.15472
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictJhapa
Elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
21,366
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

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

Main article: Inaruwa–Kakarvitta Railway Project

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).

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Nepal to Seek 10,000 Cows from India". Kathmandu: The New Indian Express. IANS. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved Aug 8, 2014.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kakarbhitta.


Stub icon

This article about a location in the Jhapa District of Nepal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.