Hattikilla
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Hattikilla
हात्तिकिल्ला हात्तिकिल्ला | |
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 Rice field with houses in Hattikilla | |
  Hattikilla Location of in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′52″N 87°59′41″E / 26.697859°N 87.994729°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Mechi |
| District | Jhapa |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 57205 |
| Area code | 023 |
Hattikilla (Hatti:Elephant, Killa:Fort) (Nep:हात्तिकिल्ला) is a village in Shani-Arjun Municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal.
History[edit]
The village was named Hattikilla because it was mostly covered by jungle and many elephants lived there. As time went by people started to settle in Hattikilla and deforestation began.
Infrastructure[edit]
Village facilities include roads, electricity, cable television and wireless communication. The village does not provide water service, schools, health centers, or recreation centers.
Economy[edit]
Like most Nepalese villages, the main occupation is agriculture. Crops include mainly maize and paddy. People also grow various vegetables and cash crops such as mustard, sugarcane and tea. People also rear animals such as cows, buffaloes and goats. Few people are engaged in services. Many youths work abroad in countries such as Malaysia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Rubber plants and pineapples are also grown there.
Once harvested, tea is processed there.
Climate[edit]
This village experiences the subtropical monsoon. Summer is wet and hot, while winter and spring are dry and warm. The temperature ranges between 40 °C and 8 °C, averaging 20 °C-28 °C. Rainfall depends upon the clouds brought up by wind from the Bay Of Bengal.
References[edit]
Media related to Hattikilla at Wikimedia Commons