# Phikkal Bazar

_Town in Suryodaya Municipality, Ilam District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/phikkal-bazar
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Fikkal or Phikkal Bazar (Nepali: फिक्कल बजार) is a former Village Development Committee (VDC) and now a part of Suryodaya Municipality (ward no.-10)  in Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; town ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429115#P31))
- **Located in:** Suryodaya Municipality (municipality of Nepal) › Ilam District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429115#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.8939, 88.0694

## About

Fikkal Bazar is a business hub of eastern Ilam. It lies on the Mechi Highway. It is directly linked by road to Darjeeling, India, which sits 58 kilometres (36 mi) away. Tea leaf, processed tea, ginger, broomsticks, and cardamom are among the major trade items of this town. In 2014, Phikkal VDC was merged with Kanyam and Panchakanya to form the new Suryodaya Municipality.

Fikkal has a weekly Haat on Thursdays where local vendors and farmers gather to trade their products.

## Questions

**Where is Phikkal Bazar located?**  
Phikkal Bazar is located in Suryodaya Municipality, Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Phikkal Bazar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phikkal_Bazar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): फिक्कल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3429115](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429115) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Fikkal.JPG by Ganesh Paudel (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fikkal.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Phikkal Bazar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Fikkal.JPG — Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Phikkal Bazar". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/phikkal-bazar. Retrieved 3 November 2026.