Ramkot, Nepal
Ramkot
रामकोट | |
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Village of Nagarjun Municipality | |
Paddy field in Ramkot below a hill | |
| Coordinates: 27°43′N 85°15′E / 27.717°N 85.250°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,759 |
| 50.2% males (4,399) and 49.8% females (4,360) | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Ramkot is a village of the Nagarjun Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal (formerly part of the village development committee). The 2011 Nepal census recorded that Ramkot had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households.
Ramkot is named after the Hindu deity, Rama. A local legend says that Rama spent a few days in Ramkot during exile and left behind a piece of his clothing, while another describes how Rama constructed a building to store his weapons, named Kot (house of keeping weapons). Sitapaila, an adjacent village, is named after Sita, Rama's wife, who is said to have visited the settlement.