Ramkola
Ramkola Dham | |
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Town | |
  Ramkola Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Ramkola Ramkola (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′N 83°50′E / 26.9°N 83.84°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kushinagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal board |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,433 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 274305 |
| Telephone code | 05567 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 57 (Padrauna RTO) |
| Website | up |
Ramkola is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district which is also known as Padrauna district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geographically Ramkola is a fertile agricultural region and is known for large scale sugarcane cultivation. The only town in India having two sugar factories (one govt unit is closed now). Ramkola is locally famous for indigenous Rajput Clans colloquially called Thakurs and use the title Govind Rao . They were the Zamindars owning the land of around 25 kilometres in the area . Janta Inter College established in early 70s by Narpati Govind Rao is among the oldest in district.