Welcome to Govt. Degree College Ramkote
The Government Degree College Ramkote is a Newly Educational Institute of district Kathua. It was established in 2019 as an intermediate co - educational college in Ramkote. Its present location is on Government Middle School Ramkote. This institution has a great role to play in securing the future of the society and shall always prove a fruitful intervention in the academic career of students. Welcome you all to this college and wish you a blessed stay here and a successful future in the times to come.
Established in 2019, Situated in the village Ramkote, nestled in beautiful hills, surrounded by lush green forests, on the bank of Basanter stream, lies a small Town Ramkote on Dhar Udampur Road. The place is about 85 Km from Jammu well connected by road through Mansar, Surinsar and Dayalachack. From Udhampur, it is about 55 Km on the Dhar Road while the distance from Kathua is near 50 Km via Dayalachak Road.
About Ramkote
The old name of this town was Mankote, a small state established by Raja Manak Dev, a contemporary of Raja Narsingh Dev of Jammu (1272-1314 AD). The state was spread over an area of 24 Kms in length and 15 Kms in breadth. Geographically it was bounded by Bandralata in the north, Karaidiri mountains in the south separating it from Samba and Jasrota , Billawar in the east and in the west by Bhoti. Later it was renamed by Raja Suchet Singh (1822-43 AD) as RAMKOTE. At present, it is a tehsil headquarter with a population of more than five thousand people. This place is famous for Dogra history and culture. This Dogra heritage village is popular for Dogra history, Mankote style of paintings, ancient temples, remnant of historical monuments.
