Ramkot | |
Other Name: | Ramkote |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil and Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 32.64°N 75.332°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kathua |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Ramkot[2] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2734[3] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Dogri, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 184205[4] |
Ramkot is a village and tehsil in Kathua district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located about 80 kilometres from the district headquarter kathua.
According to the 2011 census of India, Ramkot has 534 households.[3] The literacy rate of Ramkote was 73.08% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Male literacy stands at 79.55% while the female literacy rate was 65.99%.
Population | 2724 | 1441 | 1283 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 350 | 199 | 151 | |
664 | 352 | 312 | ||
285 | 156 | 129 | ||
Literacy | 73.08% | 79.55% | 65.99% | |
Workers (all) | 769 | 663 | 106 | |
Main workers (all) | 700 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 69 | 60 | 9 |
Ramkot is connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir by the Challa-Dayalachak Road and NH 44.
The nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, located at a distance of 28 kilometres. The nearest major railway stations are Jammu Tawi railway station and Kathua railway station located at a distance of 83 kilometres and 55 kilometres respectively.
The nearest airport to Ramkot is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 80 kilometres.