# Ramkot, Nepal

_Human settlement in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/ramkot-nepal
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> 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.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6974056#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6974056#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7167, 85.2500

## About

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.

## Questions

**Where is Ramkot, Nepal located?**  
Ramkot, Nepal is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ramkot, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramkot,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रामकोट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6974056](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6974056) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ramkot.jpg by Eukesh (talk) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ramkot.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ramkot, Nepal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ramkot.jpg — Eukesh (talk), Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Ramkot, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/ramkot-nepal. Retrieved 4 November 2026.