Kisko is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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 |
5miles
River
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Geography edit
Location edit
Kisko is located at 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E
Area overview edit
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
Police station edit
There is a police station at Kisko.[2]
CD block HQ edit
The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.[3]
Demographics edit
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
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
- ^ "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. 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.