Kisko, Lohardaga
Kisko | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kisko Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°ECoordinates: 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 |
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[]
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
Location[]
Kisko is located at 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E
Area overview[]
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[]
Police station[]
There is a police station at Kisko.[2]
CD block HQ[]
The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.[3]
Demographics[]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kisko had a total population of 2,278, of which 1,260 (55%) were males and 1,018 (45%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 351. The total 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[]
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 5 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 play ground, a library with 3,722 books and has 5 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[]
- ^ "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.
- Villages in Lohardaga district