# Ramkot Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Ramkot

Ramkot is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,724 people in 534 households**, the 20th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,724people (2011)
- 534households
- 73.1%literacy
- 184205PIN code

## Ramkot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ramkot is 184205.** Ramkot falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184205
- Gram panchayatRamkot
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001676

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ramkot from nearby towns?

- Billwar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)75 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ramkot?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Ramkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ramkot known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 16% of the 1,471 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ramkot

Of every 100 households in Ramkot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ramkot · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**88%

Tap water ****42%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**89%

Use banking services ****77%**

**70%

Television ****43%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ramkot?

■ Ramkot · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**868

Working population ****28.2%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 474 (62%) · **■** Marginal 69 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Billawar

- Malti2,864 people
- Najot2,806 people
- Lahari2,805 people
- Dhannu Parol2,737 people
- Kahug2,602 people
- Bhattodi2,537 people
- Ucha Pind2,507 people
- Marhoon2,435 people

[All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ramkot?184205
- How far is Ramkot from Kathua?75 km by road
- What is the population of Ramkot?2,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramkot in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ramkot?73.1% (Census 2011)
