Kisko, Lohardaga Explained

Kisko
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:23.5184°N 84.6657°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2278
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835302
Area Code:06526
Registration Plate:JH 08
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:84.69%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

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

Location

Kisko is located at 23.5184°N 84.6657°W

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 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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 23 October 2021.
  2. Web site: District Police Profile - Lohardaga . Jharkhand Police. 22 October 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Lohardaga district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 22 October 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362897, page 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 22 October 2021.
  5. Web site: KGBV Kisko . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Residential HS Kisko . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.
  7. Web site: S.S. High School Kisko . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Project Girls HS Kisko . Schools.org . 22 October 2021.

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