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Ramkot रामकोट | |
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Village ofNagarjun Municipality | |
 Paddy field in Ramkot below a hill | |
  Ramkot Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates:27°43′N85°15′E / 27.717°N 85.250°E /27.717; 85.250 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,759 |
| 50.2% males (4,399) and 49.8% females (4,360)[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Ramkot is avillage of theNagarjun Municipality,Bagmati Province,Nepal (formerly part of thevillage development committee). The2011 Nepal census recorded that Ramkot had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households.[2]
Ramkot is named after theHindu deity,Rama. A local legend says that Rama spent a few days in Ramkot during exile and left behind a piece of his clothing,[3] while another describes how Rama constructed a building to store his weapons, named Kot (house of keeping weapons).Sitapaila, an adjacent village, is named afterSita, Rama's wife, who is said to have visited the settlement.
Dandapauwa (डाँडापौवा) (27°43′N85°16′E / 27.717°N 85.267°E /27.717; 85.267) is a ward of Ramkot that borders Taufical,Fasku, Puldol, JayantiGaun, and Gotamthok. The Manamati and Kolpini rivers flow through Dandapauwa, part of the district of Kathmandu.[4]
Ramkot is aMagar village.
Major demographic groups in Dandapauwa includeNewar,Sanyasi,Brahmin, Chhetrie, andTamang populations. The remaining population consists ofKashmiri,Tibetan, andMadhesi Muslims.
Most of the population engage inagriculture so local tunnels are often built for farming. A grain factory, noodle factory, bitumen factory, and a pharmacy operate in the region. However, the tobacco factory was closed in 2013[when?] due to extreme pollution emissions.
Small-scale companies can also be found. Financial companies include Kotasya Bhairab and Shyameshwor[clarification needed], named after local temples.
Ramkot falls within theKathmandu 9 parliamentary constituency. Since the 2017 national elections, the constituency has been represented byKrishna Gopal Shrestha of theNepal Communist Party in theHouse of Representatives. Before the 2017 elections, the constituency was represented byDhyan Govinda Ranjit of theNepali Congress party, who was elected as a member of theNepalese Constituent Assembly in the2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.[5]
