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 | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657 | |
Country | ![]() |
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 located at 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657
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.
There is a police station at Kisko.[2]
The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.[3]
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)
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]
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