Phikkal Bazar
Fikkal or Phikkal Bazar फिक्कल बजार is a former Village Development Committee and now part of Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam District of Province No. 1 in the Mechi Zone of eastern Nepal.
This is a business hub of eastern Ilam. This city is directly linked by road to Darjeeling a hilly city of India situated in 58 Kilometers distance. It is on Mechi Highway which is connected to Mahendra Highway at Birtamod. Its distance from Birtamod is 40 km. 5 km north from Kanyam. Tea leaf, processed tea, ginger, broomsticks, cardamom etc. are the major trade items of this town.
Phikkal VDC was merged along with Kanyam and Panchakanya, Mechi together to form the new Municipality.
Phikkal has got weekly Haat on Thursdays' where local vendors and farmers gather to trade their products.
