Kakarbhitta

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Kakarbhitta
काँकडभिट्टा
Neighbourhood
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
Zone Mechi
District Jhapa
Elevation 142 m (466 ft)
Population (1991)
  Total 21,366
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Kakarbhitta is a neighbourhood in Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa District of Mechi Zone, 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 Naxalbari is on the other side. There is a border checkpoint for customs and third country nationals. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross without restriction.

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 

Coordinates: 26°38′48″N 88°09′17″E / 26.6467°N 88.1548°E / 26.6467; 88.1548

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