Kisko | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kisko Location in Jharkhand, India  Kisko Kisko (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,278 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835302 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06526 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 08 |
| Literacy | 84.69% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Loharadaga |
| Website | lohardaga |
Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 1984: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Kisko is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Location[edit | edit source]
Kisko is located at 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E
Area overview[edit | edit source]
The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
There is a police station at Kisko.[2]
CD block HQ[edit | edit source]
The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.[3]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kisko had a population of 2,278 (1,260 (55%) males and 1,018 (45%) females). Population in the age range 0–6 years was 351. The number of literate persons in Kisko was 1,632 (84.69% of the population over 6 years).[4]
(*For language details see Kisko block#Language and religion)
Education[edit | edit source]
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 2,500 books and has five computers for learning and teaching purposes.[5]
Residential High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 3,722 books and has five computers for teaching and learning purposes.[6]
S.S. High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 600 books.[7]
Project Girls High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 700 books.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Police Profile - Lohardaga". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Lohardaga district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362897, page 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "KGBV Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Residential HS Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "S.S. High School Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Project Girls HS Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.