About Ramkot Village

Ramkot is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,724, made up of 1,441 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramkot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184205
Area (hectares)	1471 hectares
Population	2,724
Male Population	1,441
Female Population	1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramkot compares

By the 2011 count Ramkot is the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1471 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Ramkot

Ramkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ramkot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramkot from other places

Ramkot lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ramkot
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	18 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	25 km
District headquarters	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Ramkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Billawar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ramkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramkot village had a population of 2,724. That makes it the 20th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Ramkot village has 1,441 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramkot has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Ramkot is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramkot covers 1471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ramkot falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ramkot is Chak Dayala, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ramkot.

Ramkot is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramkot is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 18 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Billawar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.